SCHOOL OF ART AND SCIENCE 

                                         Degree in English language .

                                             LITERARY ANALYSIS I

                                     B.A Luis Alfredo Chévez Flores. 

            ANGLO – SAXONS (CULTURE, SOCIETY AND LITERATURE) 

Students: •  Guevara Ventura Daniela Cristina. Code: SMLI434417.

                  • Soriano Ventura Genesis Lizbeth. Code: SMLI007718.

                                                      Group: B3 

                                           San Miguel, March 2022.

The Anglo-Saxons were a group of farmers and warriors. They lived in Britain over 1000 years ago and were made up of three tribes: the Angles, Saxons, and the smaller Jute tribe.

The Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons first tried to invade Britain in the 4th Century but the Romans stopped them.

Around 450AD The Ancient Romans had left Britain so the Anglo-Saxons came over in wooden boats and took their chance to settle in Britain.

RELEVANT ASPECTS OF THE PERIOD

Here are the Anglo-Saxon days of the week :

Monandæg,Tiwesdæg, Wodnesdæg, Ðunresdæg, Frigedæg, Sæternesdæg, Sunnandæg.

Many of our festive traditions come from Anglo-Saxon times, even before they became Christians.

Christmas coincides with Yuletide which they celebrated around 25th of December. At that time, under the old Julian calendar, 25th December was the winter solstice (today it is 20th or 21st December ).

Eating a Yule log, hanging up stockings and decorating houses with holly are all things we do because of Anglo-Saxon Pagan traditions.

When they first came to Britain the Anglo-Saxons were pagans. Pagan Anglo-Saxons worshipped many gods who they believed controlled the weather, crop growing and war.

Over time the Anglo-Saxons became Christians after the Pope sent over a monk called Augustine form Rome to convince them to become christians.

The Anglo Saxon's believed a whole bunch of weird and unusual things, lots of which are part of Britain's folklore today. They believed the land was populated by dragons, elves, fairies and other magical beings such as wood spirits and water spirits.

One of the really cool things about the Anglo Saxons is how much Anglo Saxon stuff we've found in the ground. This includes the hoard at Sutton Hoo, which includes jewellery, belt buckles, cups, bowls and an incredible Anglo Saxon helmet.

CULTURE

The Anglo-Saxons were very superstitious. They believed in magic spells and even dragons.

They thought that potions, stones and jewels would protect them from evil spirits and sickness.

They lived in wooden huts with straw roofs.

Inside the hut was one big room. Families would all sleep in this one room as well as eating and spend time together.  The most prominent house in the village is where the chief lived and was big enough for him and his warriors. Sometimes the hut was so big that ox would sleep in there too.

CULTURE

CULTURE

They ate many of the vegetables we eat and grow today including onions, peas, parsnips and cabbage.

Their favorite meats included deer and wild boar which is similar to pork.

They would roast meat over a fire in the middle of their houses.

They also grew wheat which meant they were able to make bread and beer.

pagan beliefs

Anglo Saxon clothes were often all handmade and produced from natural materials. They were very talented people!

Men: The Anglo Saxon men wore a knee-length tunic, made either from wool or linen.Shoes were handmade with leather, tied up with laces.

Women: The Anglo Saxon women wore a linen tunic as a base layer, to be worn underneath their other clothes. Over the top of this, they would wear a full-length pinafore, called a "peplos" and this would be held up by a brooch on either shoulder.