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Anglo Saxons.
Who were they?
Settlers in Britain
The Romans invaded Britain in AD43. After that, for 400 years southern Britain was part of the Roman world. The last Roman soldiers leftBritain in AD 410, and then new people came in ships across the North Sea. Historians call them Anglo-Saxons. The new settlers were a mixture of people from north Germany, Denmark and northern Holland.Most were Saxons, Angles and Jutes. There were some Franks and Frisians too. If we use the modern names for the countries they came from, the Saxons, Franks and Frisians were German-Dutch, the Angleswere southern Danish, and Jutes were northern Danish.
Where did the Anglo-Saxons settle?
When the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain, most kept clear of Romantowns. They preferred to live in smallvillages. However, warrior chiefs knew that a walled city made a good fortress. So some Roman towns, like London, were never completely abandoned. Many Roman buildings did become ruins though, because noone bothered or knew how to repair them.
Some Saxons built wooden houses inside the walls of Roman towns. Others cleared spaces in the forest to build villages and make new fields.Some settlements were very small, with just two or three families.
Stories and passtimes
Story-telling
Anglo-Saxons liked to gather in the lord's great hall, to eat and drink, and to listen to songs and stories.They loved tales about brave warriors and their adventures. A favourite story told how Beowulf, a heroic prince, kills the fierce man-eating monster Grendel, and Grendel's equally horrid mother. Thestory of Beowulf was first written down in the 8th-9th centuries, but long before that the story was told around the fire. The storyteller played music to accompany the songs and poems, on a small harp oron another stringed instrument called a lyre
Kings and laws
One king or many?
Each group of Anglo-Saxon settlers had a leader or war-chief. A strong leader became 'cyning' - Anglo-Saxon for...
Who were they?
Settlers in Britain
The Romans invaded Britain in AD43. After that, for 400 years southern Britain was part of the Roman world. The last Roman soldiers leftBritain in AD 410, and then new people came in ships across the North Sea. Historians call them Anglo-Saxons. The new settlers were a mixture of people from north Germany, Denmark and northern Holland.Most were Saxons, Angles and Jutes. There were some Franks and Frisians too. If we use the modern names for the countries they came from, the Saxons, Franks and Frisians were German-Dutch, the Angleswere southern Danish, and Jutes were northern Danish.
Where did the Anglo-Saxons settle?
When the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain, most kept clear of Romantowns. They preferred to live in smallvillages. However, warrior chiefs knew that a walled city made a good fortress. So some Roman towns, like London, were never completely abandoned. Many Roman buildings did become ruins though, because noone bothered or knew how to repair them.
Some Saxons built wooden houses inside the walls of Roman towns. Others cleared spaces in the forest to build villages and make new fields.Some settlements were very small, with just two or three families.
Stories and passtimes
Story-telling
Anglo-Saxons liked to gather in the lord's great hall, to eat and drink, and to listen to songs and stories.They loved tales about brave warriors and their adventures. A favourite story told how Beowulf, a heroic prince, kills the fierce man-eating monster Grendel, and Grendel's equally horrid mother. Thestory of Beowulf was first written down in the 8th-9th centuries, but long before that the story was told around the fire. The storyteller played music to accompany the songs and poems, on a small harp oron another stringed instrument called a lyre
Kings and laws
One king or many?
Each group of Anglo-Saxon settlers had a leader or war-chief. A strong leader became 'cyning' - Anglo-Saxon for...
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