Research Paper On Anglo Saxons

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Anglo-Saxon who are mixed of Germany, Denmark, and Netherlands concluded the land of Angle-land(England.) the Angles(Southern Danish,) the Saxons(German-Dutch,) and Jutes(northern Danish) are biggest tribe. In this period, people treat children as workers. They grew as Anglo-Saxon quickly. Girls were doing housework, and boys were doing physical like hunting to become adult. Moreover, the education did not be given for everyone and only kings or the family’s children got high education with writing and reading skills. The jobs in Britain, there were basically farmer,metal workers,wood workers, potters, and jewellers, and separated the role for men(cut trees down), children(take care of cattle and sheep), and women. Also, they had a Anglo-Saxons …show more content…
The pevensey castle almost was broken by Anglo-Saxon, attacking. However the most building which was not taken left and became remnants now.
Anglo-Saxon invaded as many tribes and inherited the Britain. Anglo-Saxon settlers had a strong war-chief(cyning or king in another word ), and the king had a small army and ruled kingdom. The ruler in Britain was bretwalda who is the strongest king during this period. Especially, Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, Kent and East Anglia were five important kingdoms around 600.
As the feature of Anglo-Saxon, the classes are not equal. The king was the top of the society and everyone follow it, and the most strong Anglo-Saxons were thanes after the king.There were difference between men and women too. Most Anglo-Saxons, ceorls were the common peasants, and slaves were the bottom of this society.
When the Vikings invaded, the Vikings and Anglo-saxon continue fighting even though they made a peace agreement. Viking lived in east, and Anglo-saxon lived in west of
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However, time has passed,changed the beliefs, and converted to Christianity. Wooden, a Gernan vision of the Scandinavian god Odin was Anglo-Saxon god, and also Thunor, Fridge, and were the name of god's in this term.In AD597, the Pope in Rome decided it was time the Anglo-Saxons in Britain heard about Christianity. Monasteries were centres learning, the schools in Anglo-Saxon, and monks(boys) and nuns(girls) studied and worked in the field. Bade was English monk in monastery at Jarrow in Northumbria. When Anglo-Saxons died, their bodies were either cremated or buried in a grave. Belongings buried with the dead person, for use , provide evidence of the person’s life in the next

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