Anglo-Saxons

Q: Choose five intresting thing you found out about anglo-saxon times

The five things I found intresting are:

• Their believes




• How they celebrated




• Jewelery




• Values




• Weapons

The early anglo-saxons were pegans and belived in amny gods. when people died the would eighter creamated and put on a pottery, burn orburied with their belongins. it was believed that the dead would need their belongings in their next life. Also they would use letters called runes the believed runes had magical powers.

Feast were held in the loards hall during the winter months everyone who was loyal to the loard would gather around the fire for feasts. At the feast people would eat roast moneybread, a drink made from honey. Feast would sometimes end in fights.

Womans jelewery were necklace with a cross,helm,tunic,sword,pins, brouches,beads and glass vessel.

Values were loyalty boasting,revenge. they had fate on side to make the most courage of the time. The epic emphasizes values that were very important to nurse,warriors loyalty to one's king and comrades and honor for those who fought and die bravely.

Weapons were helmet ,spear, swords, seaxe, shield, axe, bow &sling ,armour, oak wood.