The Anglo-SaxonsThe Anglo-Saxons

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The British LegacyThe British Legacy

• Great Britain has Great Britain has been _______ and been _______ and _______ many times _______ many times by various groups.by various groups.

• Whatever is British Whatever is British today owes today owes something to each of something to each of these _______.these _______.

The Spirit of the CeltsThe Spirit of the Celts• The Celts saw _______ The Celts saw _______

(gods) everywhere in (gods) everywhere in _______, and they are _______, and they are believed to control all believed to control all aspects of _______.aspects of _______.

• Priests, called _______, Priests, called _______, acted as _____________ acted as _____________ between the gods and between the gods and the people.the people.

• Sometimes Sometimes participated in _______ participated in _______ dances and human dances and human _______._______.

Celtic StoriesCeltic Stories

• Full of Full of ______________ _______ _______

• Leap into the Leap into the ______________ (no matter (no matter how much blood is how much blood is spilled)spilled)

• Enchanted lands Enchanted lands where where ______________ and and ______________________ rule rule

Romans: The Great Romans: The Great AdministratorsAdministrators

• Built a network of _______ Built a network of _______ and a great __________ wall and a great __________ wall 73 miles long73 miles long

• _________ gradually took _________ gradually took holdhold

• Evacuated from Britain, Evacuated from Britain, leaving roads, walls, villas, leaving roads, walls, villas, and great public baths, but and great public baths, but no _______ ____________no _______ ____________

• Angles, Saxons, and Jutes Angles, Saxons, and Jutes then arrivedthen arrived

Unifying ForcesUnifying Forces• _______ the Great helped England _______ the Great helped England

become politically unified through become politically unified through battles against invading _______.battles against invading _______.

• Christianity gradually began to Christianity gradually began to convert England, providing a convert England, providing a common _______ and common common _______ and common system of _______ and right system of _______ and right conduct.conduct.

• In ______, William, duke of _______, In ______, William, duke of _______, successfully invaded England.successfully invaded England.

Anglo-Saxon LifeAnglo-Saxon Life• Warfare – law and order Warfare – law and order

were the responsibility of were the responsibility of the the ______________ of the group. of the group.

• Fame and success were Fame and success were gained only through gained only through ______________ to the leader, and to the leader, and success was measured in success was measured in _______ _______ from the leader.from the leader.

• Lived in clusters of Lived in clusters of buildings protected by a buildings protected by a ______________..

• __________________ discussion and discussion and rule by rule by ______________

Anglo-Saxon ReligionAnglo-Saxon Religion• ______________, the Norse god of , the Norse god of

death, was also called death, was also called WodenWoden, from which we have , from which we have ____________________, Woden’s day., Woden’s day.

• ______________, the Norse god of , the Norse god of thunder and lightening, is thunder and lightening, is where we get where we get __________________, , Thor’s day.Thor’s day.

• Religion is concerned with Religion is concerned with the earthly virtues of the earthly virtues of ______________, , ______________, generosity, , generosity, and friendship.and friendship.

Bards: Singing of Gods and Bards: Singing of Gods and HeroesHeroes

•To the Anglo-Saxons, To the Anglo-Saxons, creating creating ______________ was was as important as as important as ______________, hunting, , hunting, farming, or loving.farming, or loving.

•Poets sang to the Poets sang to the strumming of a strumming of a ____________..

Hope in Immortal VerseHope in Immortal Verse• For non-Christian Anglo-For non-Christian Anglo-

Saxons, whose religion Saxons, whose religion offered them no hope of an offered them no hope of an _______, only _______ and its _______, only _______ and its commemoration in _______ commemoration in _______ could provide a _______ could provide a _______ against _______.against _______.

• _______, who preserved _______, who preserved one’s _______, were one’s _______, were _________ members of _________ members of Anglo-Saxon society.Anglo-Saxon society.

Christian MonasteriesChristian Monasteries

• Served as centers of Served as centers of _______ _______

• Preserved the Latin and Preserved the Latin and Greek Greek ______________, as well , as well as great works of as great works of popular popular _______ _______

• ______________ spent almost all spent almost all their daylight hours their daylight hours ____________________ manuscripts manuscripts by by ______________

Rise of the English Rise of the English LanguageLanguage

• _______ alone remained the _______ alone remained the language of serious study in language of serious study in England until the time of England until the time of King Alfred.King Alfred.

• Alfred instituted the Alfred instituted the Anglo-Anglo-Saxon Saxon _______, a running _______, a running _______ of England._______ of England.

• _______ began to gain _______ began to gain respect as a language of respect as a language of culture.culture.