Anglo Saxon Culture

Invading Great Britain

•Invasions came from:

• Asia, Africa, North America

• Australia, East Africa, Russia

• Modern Day Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden & Finland

• South America, Antarctica, Europe

Surviving documents were written on:

• vellum

• wax

• cloth

• cardboard

This is an example of:

• Sutton hoo

• Shrek's script

• illuminated manuscript

made copies of EVERYTHING!

• Kings

• Scops

• monasteries

the amount of compensation paid by a person committing an offense to the injured party or, in case of death, to his family was called _____.

• wyrd

• shire

• wergild

King ______ codified laws

• James

• Edgetho

• Aethelbert

Money =

(hint: they both start with the letter s)

•-women who were married to a member of an enemy tribe for the purpose of establishing peace between feuding groups.

• Bride price

• Morning gifts

• Peace-Weavers

• Peace-Treaties

Men shared time together in this place.

It served as a recreation center, hotel, bar, restaurant, and lounge.

• mead hall

• battle hall

• shire court

• folk right

Our first alphabet letters were