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Saxon Curriculum Development Teacher notes

Contents

Introduction & background

History National Curriculum

Who were the Saxons in the Meon Valley

The Meon Valley in the Year of 1066

School Re-enactment outline - September to October 14th 1066

Meon Valley Archaeology Surveys

Making Contact with local archaeologists and history societies

Summary of possible activities so far in the project

Possible enquiry questions

Books to support learning

Additional Signposting

Watch out for events and opportunities here

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Introduction & background

The aim of this document is to support teachers in developing their own Schemes of work.

The theme and opportunity on which these notes focus is the ‘Story of the Saxons in the Meon

Valley’. The river Meon runs from East Meon on the South Downs to the Solent at Titchfield Haven.

The valley is rich in Saxon heritage and narrative, as well as that relating to earlier (Celtic, Roman) and later eras, - Norman through to modern times including the Valley’s role in D-Day.

Over the last few years a project engaging the community of the ten villages and schools of the

Meon Valley has been developing the ‘Story of the Saxons in the Meon Valley’. This project is led by

a local charity – the Friends of the Saxon Church at Corhampton in the heart of the valley. The

Church built in 1020 AD is one of the oldest active churches and centres of community in England.

The Friends have gained funding and/or support in other ways from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the

South Downs National Park, Hampshire and Winchester councils, the Universities of Winchester, Cambridge and Nottingham and other heritage organisations

For more information about the Friends and the ‘Saxons in the Meon Valley’ project

www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk or read the history of the Church at Corhampton which is set in

the context of the Saxon era. This book is also available for download on the South Downs National

Park Learning Zone.

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History National curriculum

In September 2013 the new history curriculum was announced by the government with emphasis at

KS2 on the Saxon era to be in place from September 2014. Ross Irving, head teacher at Droxford

School and Peter O'Sullivan, Trustee and Saxon programme lead for the Friends of the Saxon

Corhampton Church initiated a project. The purpose is to support the delivery of the new

curriculum by making use of the resources developed, experiences gained, and resource networks

built through the ‘Saxons in the Meon Valley’ programme.

The other six schools in the Meon Valley have joined the working group. Resources and leadership

contributions are also engaged through the South Downs National Park Authority learning team (led

by Amanda Elmes, Learning and Outreach Strategy Lead) Pat Hannam, Hampshire County Council

primary history adviser.

The collaborative work is motivated by the opportunity to offer resources for the new curriculum

and a model for community engagement across the National Park and Hampshire schools. The

resources are being made available at no cost to these schools through the South Downs National Park Learning zone http://learning.southdowns.gov.uk/culture-and-heritage/saxons-in-the-meon-valley

The learning zone will help schools (teachers, pupils and parents) access a range of both specific and

generic narrative and resources.

The schools involved to date are East Meon, West Meon, Meonstoke, Droxford, Curdridge,

Wickham and Titchfield. Each of the schools has a different starting point which is reflected in their

contribution and need from the project. These include

KS1:

significant historical events, recreating Saxon life through re-enactment and activities,

learning about key people and places in their own locality.

KS2:

settlement of England from the 5th Century (post Roman) by Saxons and other peoples

from Northern Europe

Viking invasions of Saxon England

the Viking and Saxon struggle for control of England

creation under Alfred and his successors of a unified ‘Anglo-Saxon’ England

to the time of Edward the Confessor and leading to the transition to Norman England

with the invasion of William of Normandy in 1066 (KS3 curriculum)

a local history study.

The schools also wanted to use this as a way of forging greater links with their community. The

schools looked at the experiences of Meonstoke and Droxford (close to the Saxon Church at

Corhampton) and explored the wide range of opportunities that were available to them. A summary

of these is shown below and on the ‘Saxons in the Meon Valley’ website.

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Who were the Saxons in the Meon Valley

The ancestors of Meon Valley residents were the Meonwara (Meon People). They came from what

is now Denmark and settled in the Meon Valley after the Romans left Britain in 410 AD. For seven

centuries or more (until, and after, the Norman Conquest in 1066) they developed the Meon as a

fertile farming valley running from the South Downs at East Meon to the Soluent at Titchfield Haven.

Trading vessels navigated the Meon, a Celtic (ancient British) word meaning ‘Swift One’, the name

also of one of the local ales. From the Solent the ships reached as far as Droxford Mill and maybe

beyond Warnford, taking flour and other agricultural produce to the Solent and the trading ports of

Hamwic (Southampton) and Portesmuða (Portsmouth).

In the Meon Valley Corhampton Church, dating from AD 1020, is the only living example of Saxon

architecture left. The Meon Valley and its people were included in the Venerable Bede (the ‘father

of English History’)’s 8th Century ‘History of the English Church and People’. Wilfrid, a

Northumbrian bishop was one of the ‘missionaries’ who inspired the Christianisation of the

southern Saxons. Wilfrid is believed to have preached in the Valley and based at the village of

Warnford.

The Church, which was built on the Royal Wessex estate, is renowned for its original Saxon

architecture, a sundial and a magnificent yew tree (both of which probably pre-date the church) and

12th century wall paintings depicting life in Winchester in the late Saxon era. The church is situated

on a raised mound (overlooking the river); and the northern wall of the graveyard is rounded; both

factors characteristic of a Saxon church. It may have been built on a former Roman and/or earlier

Saxon defensive site. This connection is coincidentally reinforced by a Roman coffin, discovered 100

years ago on nearby farm land.

There have been a number of metal finds in the Meon Valley and more detail on each of the

archaeological sites can be found on the Saxons in the Meon Valley Website. Many of these are now

in local and national museums. There is a strong history of Saxon finds in East Hampshire with the

Alton Buckle being one of the most important Saxon finds nationally; this is now exhibited at the

Curtis Museum in Alton.

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The Meon Valley in the Year of 1066

The Church at Corhampton was built at the end of the Saxon era, just 50 years before the Battle of

Hastings and the transition to the Norman era. The communities and schools of the Meon Valley

commemorate through a scripted re-enactment the momentous events of 1066, a year of three

Kings of England and in which the country and Europe changed forever. Children and adults dress up

and play the role of ‘peaceful farmers in the Meon Valley’ called upon to become warriors to defend

King and country against the Vikings (successfully) at Stamford Bridge, near York and the Normans

(not successfully) at Hastings.

Below is an overview of the events of 1066 and outline of the re-enactment script.

Events & dates in 1066

January 4 Edward the Confessor dies

January 6 Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, is crowned King of England, in the new Westminster Abbey. Harold’s capital is Winchester

August: Harold and his fleet are in the Solent awaiting William Duke of Normandy, who claims to be the legitimate heir to the English throne

September: The Vikings, led by Harald Hardrada King of Norway and Harold Godwinson’s exiled

brother, Tostig, invade England on the north east coast at Scarborough

Harold and the Southern Army march 300 miles to the North East

September 20: Before Harold arrives in the north …..the Vikings defeat the northern English army under the Earls Edwin and Morcar at the Battle of Fulford, Yorkshire

September 25: Harold defeats the Vikings at the Battle of Stamford Bridge; Harald Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson are killed

September 28: Duke William of Normandy lands at Pevensey near Hastings

On receiving the news of William’s landing, Harold with his army marches 260 miles south, and after a brief rest in London, meets William at Hastings

October 14: Duke William of Normandy, who flies his own and the papal colours defeats Harold of

Wessex, the last Saxon King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. This marks the end of the Saxon era and the beginning of the Norman rule of England.

December 25: Duke William of Normandy is crowned King William I of England in Westminster Abbey. William’s capital is Winchester

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School Re-enactment - September to October 14th 1066

This has been used in the school hall and school grounds. Curdridge Primary school was able to put

it together in an afternoon ready for the end of the day whole school assembly. The Friends of

Corhampton have a number of props that they have used with schools to do this re-enactment, they have also used Hampshire Wardrobe to help with adult costumes.

The story opens with a peaceful farming scene in the fertile valley of the river Meon Farmers

and their families are fishing in the river, bringing in the harvest and crops, and feeding their

animals.

And then eating a family meal around the fire

The King’s messengers arrive announcing that the Vikings, led by Harald Hardrada and

Tostig (Harold Godwinson’s exiled brother) have landed in Scarborough and are marching on York, England’s northern capital.

The farmers gather their weapons and join the King’s army in London to march north

The English army meets the Vikings at Stamford Bridge 9 miles from York.

Harald Hardrada and Tostig are killed. The English are victorious and celebrate around their camp fires.

During this celebration the King’s messengers arrive again and announce that Duke William

of Normandy has arrived with his army on the South Coast

King Harold’s army marches south, stopping briefly at London and meeting the Normans at Hastings

A fierce battle ensues. The Normans are victorious. Harold and his two brothers are killed; Harold by an arrow fired by the Norman archers.

Harold’s body is carried on his shield by his Royal housecarls back to Corhampton Church for burial

William of Normandy, the third King of England in 1066, is crowned as King William 1st of

England

The scene concludes with the children and the gathered assembly commemorating the death of King

Harold and the crowning of William 1st of England. This is the end of an era. The Lord’s Prayer is

recited in Anglo Saxon old English as it would have been recited in the church at Corhampton in 1066 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wl-OZ3breE

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Meon Valley Archaeology Surveys

Saxons also traded in goods from other parts of our Islands and across what we now know as

Europe and Asia. A hoard of Saxon gold and silver discovered in 2009 illustrates the extent of Saxon

trading and creative talent. An amateur enthusiast using a metal detector discovered what we now

call the Staffordshire Hoard. The hoard includes amazingly crafted artefacts dating back to the 6th

century with red garnets from as far away as Sri Lanka.

The community in the Meon Valley has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the South

Downs National Park and other heritage organisations to undertake preliminary surveys to see if

Saxon cemeteries found in the valley over the last 120 years are linked to settlements. Information

on the excavations undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s and the more recent ‘non-invasive’ surveys is

available on www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk

Ethical archaeological field work

The community in the Meon Valley guided by professional and experienced archaeologists work to a

set of shared codes that are respectful to the heritage being surveyed and the landowners. They also

ensure integrity of management and reporting finds. It is important to support awareness of these

codes of working with children on preparing illustrative archaeological surveys.

We would recommend that contact is made with local archaeologists and history societies to

support you in developing field techniques with students. Codes of practice and guidance are

available from the Council for British Archaeology whose mission is to open up the UK’s rich

heritage for all and safeguard it for future generations - http://new.archaeologyuk.org

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Making Contact with local archaeologists and history societies

The schools in the Meon Valley are aiming to replicate some of the techniques used in the

community events in their school grounds. This will be done with the help of local volunteers with

archaeological expertise.

To make contact with volunteers that might help your school please contact

learning@southdowns.gov.uk

These schools have also been working with The Friends of Corhampton Church and Cambridge

University to learn from work they have done on their Higher Education Field Academy programme http://www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk/schools/hefa

To make links with your local archaeological group please go to

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/advice/our-planning-role/greater-london-

archaeology-advisory-service/getting-involved/

To make links with your local history group please go to:

http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/index.html

To find out if you have Saxon Archaeology sites near your school search in Hampshire

http://historicenvironment.hants.gov.uk/ahbsearch.aspx

East Sussex and Brighton and Hove http://www.thekeep.info/map/

West Sussex and Chichester District

http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/living/environment_and_planning/environment/historic_environment_

record.aspx

Nationally

http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/

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Summary of possible activities so far in the project

This table summarises some of the initial exploration done by teachers.

What might your school use Signposting

Introduction & overview of the Saxon

Era (please see booklist too)

Anglo-Saxon England (Wikipedia) -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_England

Timeline of the Saxon Era Summary Timeline 410 AD to 1066 AD – Anglo

Saxon England -

http://www.englandandenglishhistory.com/anglo-saxon-history/early-english-timeline-410-1066-ad

Key events & dates of the Saxon period of British

History -

http://saxons.etrusia.co.uk/saxons_timeline.php

A full hands-on activity day Saxons in the Meon Valley 2013 school Saxon day

www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/saxonschoolday20

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Costumes and re-enactment equipment

& societies

Saxons in the Meon Valley 2013

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

There are many re-enactment organisations; these

two engage the ‘Saxons in the Meon Valley’

Herigeas Hundas - www.hampshirereenactment.com

Weorod - www.weorod.org

What life was like in Saxon Times

(including authentic re-enactment films)

Regia Anglorum – “The Kingdoms of the English”

www.regia.org

The English Companions (Tha Engliscan Gesithas)

www.tha-engliscan-gesithas.org.uk

Guided tour of the Saxon church at

Corhampton

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

and History of the Saxon Church at Corhampton

Download from the South Downs Learning Zone

Videos of activities, re-enactments and

Saxon scene setters for school pupils

Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

Puppetry Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

The Riverside Players local theatrical group

Saxon Bread making support Winchester Mill dates back to Saxon times

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/winchester-city-mill/

Sustainability Centre

sustainability-centre.org

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Silversmithing links to metal finds and

Black-smithing of tools and weapons

West Dean College to find a local silver smith

http://www.westdean.org.uk/WestDeanHomepage.asp

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Bedales school use their forge as part of their outdoor

work with pupils

http://www.bedales.org.uk/bedales-outdoor-work.html

Anglo Saxon (including) Winchester

Illuminated Manuscripts

Winchester Cathedral Education staff

http://winchester-cathedral.org.uk/visit-us/education-

services/

British Library Online (and onsite) manuscripts

https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/G

lossA.asp

Community archaeology resources,

techniques, codes of practice

Council for British Archaeology

www.archaeologyuk.org

An archaeological dig in your grounds –

‘Test Pits’

Make a link with your local archaeological society

http://www.english-

heritage.org.uk/professional/advice/our-planning-

role/greater-london-archaeology-advisory-

service/getting-involved/

AND

Access Cambridge Archaeology

www.arch.cam.ac.uk/access-archaeology/aca

Forest skills and fire making (including

bread)

The education staff at the South Downs National Park

learning@southdowns.gov.uk

And at the Sustainability Centre

www.sustainability-centre.org

Saxon Buildings Butser Ancient Technology centre

http://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/

Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

Moulsecoomb Primary School

http://www.moulsecoomb.brighton-

hove.sch.uk/v6/Pages/6cStructures.html#2

Weald and Downland Museum

http://www.wealddown.co.uk/

West Stow Saxon village

www.weststow.org

Regia Anglorum’s Wychurst (‘Village in the Woods)

Project - http://wychurst.regia.org/index.html

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Archaeological reports Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

Winchester University

http://www.winchester.ac.uk/academicdepartments/arc

haeology/Research/Pages/Research.aspx

Nationally please explore the signposting below

Arial photography, filming Google maps

(Meon Valley resources to be available soon)

Arial Film & LiDAR (LIght Detection And

Ranging)

(Meon Valley & South Downs National Park resources

to be available soon)

Meet an archaeologist Contact your local Archaeology group

http://www.english-

heritage.org.uk/professional/advice/our-planning-

role/greater-london-archaeology-advisory-

service/getting-involved/

Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

GeoPhys images Another community archaeology project in Sussex

with illustrations of different techniques including digs

and more detailed GeoPhys

http://culverproject.co.uk/?p=1206

Saxon maps & charters Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

Local Authority archaeology & South Downs National

Park Authority

Modern maps of excavations The Culver Archaeological dig

http://culverproject.co.uk/?p=1206

Saxon language resources and poetry

Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

Regia Anglorum – “The Kingdoms of the English”

www.regia.org

The English Companions (Tha Engliscan Gesithas)

www.tha-engliscan-gesithas.org.uk

YouTube – search ‘Saxon Poetry’, ‘Old English’ ,

Old English Translator -

www.oldenglishtranslator.co.uk

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King Alfred the Great Investigations Hampshire advisory and inspection service King Alfred

enquiry pack

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/education/hias/curriculumsu

pport.htm

Alfred the Great Timeline -

www.historyonthenet.com/Chronology/timelinealfred.

htm

King Alfred Archaeology project

http://www.winchester.ac.uk/academicdepartments/arc

haeology/Research/Pages/The-Search-for-Alfred-the-

Great---Archaeology-department.aspx

Winchester Cathedral

http://winchester-cathedral.org.uk/visit-us/education-

services/

Hyde900 (Winchester) - www.hyde900.org.uk

The Saxon Monarchy

http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/Kingsa

ndQueensofEngland/TheAnglo-

Saxonkings/EdgarAtheling.aspx

The Alfred Jewel at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford -

www.ashmolean.org/ash/objectofmonth/2005-

04/theobject.htm

Alton Buckle information The Curtis Museum

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/curtis-museum/alton-

history/alton-buckle.htm

Saxon Pottery, local artefacts, loan

service

Winchester Museum

http://www.winchester.gov.uk/heritage-

conservation/museums/

Hampshire advisory and inspection service

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/education/hias/curriculumsu

pport.htm

Hampshire archives

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives

The Role of Christianity and Monasteries Winchester Cathedral

http://winchester-cathedral.org.uk/visit-us/education-

services/

St Wilfred in the Meon Valley

http://wilfrid-meon-pilgrimage.co.uk/

http://earlybritishkingdoms.com/adversaries/bios/wilfre

d.html

The Riverside Players local theatrical group – St

Swithin’s puppetry

References made by St Bede

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Family engagement activities e.g. Cycling

trail

Meon Way Cycle path (website under development)

Community archaeology projects

http://www.english-

heritage.org.uk/professional/advice/our-planning-

role/greater-london-archaeology-advisory-

service/getting-involved/

Local History groups

http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/index.html

The St Wilfred Pilgrimage trail

http://wilfrid-meon-pilgrimage.co.uk/

Saxon dress Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/the-friends-

of-corhampton-saxon-church

Hampshire Wardrobe Service

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/wardrobe.htm

Saxon History in the Titchfield port Titchfield History Society -

www.communigate.co.uk/hants/ths/index.phtml

National, Regional & European Saxon

Heritage Resources

BBC Primary History – Anglo-Saxons

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons

British Museum

https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/euro

pe/gallery_41_europe_ad_300-1100.aspx and

www.britishmuseum.org/PDF/Visit_Anglo_Saxons_KS

2.pdf

British Library Online (and onsite) manuscripts

https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/G

lossA.asp

Sutton Hoo Saxon King Ship Burial -

www.suttonhoo.org

The Staffordshire Hoard -

www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk

The Bayeux Tapestry

Bayeux - www.tapisserie-

bayeux.fr/index.php?id=1&L=1

Reading (authentic British copy) -

www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk

Teacher CPD opportunities Butser ancient technology farm

Weald and Downland Museum

Winchester Museum

English Heritage

Friends of Corhampton Church

Alice holt

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Possible enquiry questions

Why did such a powerful empire decline?

e.g. links to chronology, interval and overlap of this epoch

Who were the Meonwara?

e.g. links to resources on the South Downs National Park learning zone

How did people survive?

e.g. links to blacksmiths, tool making and weapons and bread-making over a fire with links to Droxford and Winchester water Mills

What evidence is there for the Saxons?

e.g. links to the empty Saxon grave, British Museum and extracts from the Sutton Hoe DVD, look at

what archaeologists do with work related learning links and Higher education links

How important was Winchester and the Meon Valley trade routes?

e.g. links to Winchester history, the role of the Christian conversion in Saxon times, the overlap with the Romans

Why did the Dutch Saxons flee to England?

e.g. links to flooding, Saxon origins

What made Winchester school art work so special?

e.g. links to Winchester, illuminated text, King Alfred, Monasteries, St Gregory’s pastoral care, parchment, Saxon art, colours

What did King Alfred depict on the pointers that he gave to his Bishop’s when sending them the St Gregory’s Pastoral Care document?

e.g. links to Silversmithing, metals, King Alfred, Monasteries, St Gregory’s pastoral care,

Why did King Alfred write St Gregory’s Pastoral Care document?

e.g. links to King Alfred’s response to Viking raids and attitude towards education

How did the Saxon’s colour their church frescos?

e.g. links to plant extracts, metal extracts, our understanding of what is poisonous now, Winchester Cathedral, Corhampton Church

What metals did the Saxons use and for what?

e.g. links to local finds, blacksmithing, bronze, silver, Jewellery, tools, cooking utensils, building

How can you tell that Corhampton Church dates back to the Saxon’s?

e.g. links to Corhampton Church, Butser ancient technology farm, Weald and Downland Museum,

D&T

What image do we have of the Vikings? Why do they have the bad reputation?

e.g. links to Bishop Alfredge, King Alfred, 1066 re enactment, Jorvik,

Why is Bishop Alfredge of Winchester seen to be an early Martyr?

e.g. links to Viking raids, Somalian pirates, kidnapping, ransom, Winchester

Cathedral, stoned to death

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How effective was Anglo-Saxon Justice?

e.g. links to King Edgar

How far did the Vikings get to taking over?

e.g. raids, map work, language in place names

How can you tell that Saxon pots are Saxon?

e.g. links to Winchester Museum, Local finds, pottery, artefacts

What did we know about the role of the church in Saxon times?

e.g. links to Winchester Museum, St Bede, Bishops, Warnford, Hampshire Archives, Winchester Museum, Monasteries, King Alfred, Winchester Cathedral, pilgrimages

What Saxon Language can we find in the Meon Valley maps?

e.g. comparison of different geographical locations, which show the influence of Viking and Celtic

heritage

What does this rhyme about St Swithin's day mean?

'St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain

For forty days it will remain

St. Swithin's day if thou be fair For forty days 'twill rain nae mair.'

e.g. links to Winchester Cathedral, monasteries,

What sort of man really was King Alfred?

e.g. links to Winchester Cathedral, Winchester Museum, King Alfred,

How do we know what it was like to live as a Saxon child?

e.g. links to Housing, cooking and diet, chores, hygiene, dress

How do we know what happened in the Meon Valley in 1066?

e.g. links to St Bede’s, Battle of Hastings, timelines, re-enactments, Bayeux tapestry

What did St Bede tell us about the Meon Valley?

e.g. links to Bishops, Corhampton Church, Warnford, the Isle of Wight,

What happened in 1066?

e.g. links to Edward the Confessor, re-enactment, Viking defeated and Norman Rule transition to Secondary curriculum

How did the Saxons defend themselves?

e.g. artefact photos, their use of wood and metal, settlements

What can we tell from the way the Saxons were buried?

e.g. wealth, materials, position and roles in society, life, comparisons to modern day, rubbish,

How did the Saxons live?

e.g. link to artefacts, archaeology, Winchester museum, Hampshire archives

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Books to support learning

Leslie Webster, Janet Backhouse, The Making of England: Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture, A.D.600-900

Leslie Webster Anglo-Saxon Art: A New History

Terry Deary, Horrible Histories: Smashing Saxons

Professor John Blair, Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction

A history of the Saxon Church at Corhampton, in the Meon Valley of Hampshire (booklet on the

learning zone)

Additional Signposting

Battle of Hastings Museum and Abby

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/1066-battle-of-hastings-abbey-and-battlefield/

British Library Saxon manuscripts

http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/manuscripts/cottonmss/cottonmss.html

British Museum

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/cultures/europe/anglo-saxon_england.aspx

European comparison of Winchester and Southampton in Saxon times

http://www.archeurope.com/index.php?page=winchester-and-southampton

Show me games and activities

http://www.show.me.uk/site/make/Anglo-Saxons/STO92.html

BBC Anglo-Saxon pages

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/

Watch out for events and opportunities here:

Friends of Corhampton Church

http://www.saxonsinthemeonvalley.org.uk/events-activities-to-join

English Heritage

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/advice/our-planning-role/greater-london-

archaeology-advisory-service/getting-involved/

Current Archaeology

http://www.archaeology.co.uk/

British Council for archaeology

http://new.archaeologyuk.org/