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Anglo-Saxon Period
450--1066
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What parts of our American
heritage can be traced to the
English of Britain?
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Language
Literature
Government
Whole Culture
Celts
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700 BC -55 BC
Religion
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Warfare Methods
Stonehenge
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Druids – priests who over
saw prayers and sacrifices
Mystical grouping of huge
rocks; astrological
connection
Sutton Hoo
King Arthur
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Believed working together
in harmony kept all things
good
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Greenpeace
WWF
Save the Whales
Ozone
Global Warming groups
Etc…
Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth,
Tara – Boyne Valley Ireland.
June 13, 2008. Amazon.com.
http://www.knowth.com/index.
htm.
Romans
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Arrived in 55 BC
Lead by Julius Caesar
Brought many things
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Roads
Baths
Walls
Villas
Christianity
Laws
organization
Asten. “Through Asten’s Lens.” June
13, 2008. www.asinine.org.
Left in 410 AD to fight
battles
Left the British Island
open to invasion
Where did the invaders settle?
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Angles and Saxons:
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Jutes:
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Germany and England
Denmark and England
Danes:
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Scandinavia and invaded England
Bartrick, Steve. “Steve Bartrick Antique Prints and
Maps.” 2006-2007 Antiques.com. June 13, 2008.
http://stock-images.antiqueprints.com/stock/variousmaps.html
Famous Kings
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King Arthur – really a Celtic leader
Ethelbert – King of Kent in 597; converted
to Christianity
King Alfred – Used English instead of
Latin, founded public schools, unified the
people, made the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,
had Bede’s history translated into English
Battle of Hastings
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Last battle against the Anglo-Saxons
1066
Lead by William of Normandy
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William the Conqueror
Holdt, Jacob. “We are all related to Jesus or people in his time.”
American-Pictures.com. June 13, 2008. http://www.americanpictures.com/genealogy/we.are.all.cousins.htm
Who was St. Augustine?
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Missionary from Rome
Brought Christianity
to England
Founded Canterbury
Cathedral
Became 1st
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Who was Raedwald?
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Dependent of
Ethelbert
Converted to
Christianity
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Ancestor of Beowulf
His burial sight was
found at Sutton Hoo
King of East Anglia
What is Sutton Hoo?
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Relics found in 1939 dating from the 7th century
– revealed a wooden ship 90’ long
Burial ship of Raedwald
Found were a helmet, ornate sword, shield, and
other items to show that he was a king
Reveals the art of the time
Also showed trade with Coptic
bronze from Egypt
Who is Venerable Bede?
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Monk
Father of history
Wrote in Latin
Ecclesiastical history of the English People
(731)
Introduced Caedmon: the 1st religious
poet
Martin, Carla. “Lechture outline for History 203. June 13, 2008. University of
Wisconsin Milwaukee. http://www.uwm.edu/~carlin/earlymedoutlines06-wk3.htm
What was life really like?
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Difficult
Constant warfare
Tribal loyalty to “king”
Poverty
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Wyrd =
predetermined, fate
Only fame in poetry
could make a man
immortal
Dragons = protectors
of treasure
Anglo-Saxon Gods
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Thor
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God of weather
Thunder, lightening
Thor’s Day
Thursday
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Odin (Wodin)
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God of death and
poetry
Magic
Wednesday
Manly Virtues
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Bravery
Loyalty
Generosity
Friendship
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What is a Scop (bard)?
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Traveling minstrel
Responsible for –
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History
Culture
Values
Heroes
entertainment
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Sang stories
Reflected the ideals of
the war-torn society
Poetry
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Elegiac – mourns the
loss of someone or
something
Heroic – celebrates the
deeds of a hero
How were Scops viewed?
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Respected
Valued
Creating poetry was as manly as fighting,
hunting, farming, or loving
Played a harp
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What is a monastery?
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Center of faith and learning
Religious services
Training of Monks
Center of help and hope
Refuge
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