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ANGLO-SAXON

ENGLAND5th century-1066 Settlement

Religion

Society and intitution

Outtanding !eo!le

Literature

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"#E $N%ADERS

From Germany: Angles, Saxons anJutes.

Sailors and farmers, zest for piracy warfare.

Language now known as ld !nglis"

#agans.

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"#E SE""LE&EN"

$"e %eptarc"y

&i'ided

kingdoms

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"#E RE"'RN O()#R$S"$AN$"*

(eltic and )oman ("ristianity con#icts in Scotland.

*ing swald of +ort"umria.

*ing !t"elert -*ent.(anterury: t"e seat of t"e arc"is"

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AL(RED "#E GREA"

#reser'ed Anglo/Saxon identity facing

0ikings t"reats: &anelaw

Strengt"ened )oman ("ritianity.

Fostered literary re'i'al: Anglo/Saxon("ronicle.

Saxon !ngland1s greatest lawgi'er.

)ecognized as national leader.

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SO)$E"* AND$NS"$"'"$ONS

#olitical organization.*ings"ip -*ing limited power

$"e 2itan, ad'isory council.

Local go'ernment.

/!aldorman /S"ire ree'e /3is"o

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La+ and ,utice

$"e (ourts.

/S"ire moot /%undred moot /2

$rials

/(ompurgation-witnesses

/rdeal-God would inter'ene "ot water

"ot iron

cold water

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Social clae

Aristocracy

/*ing /$"e earls -"ereditary no

$"anes or $"egns

/4ilitar ser'ice /$"e c"url-free

land"olders

Serfs

$"rall or sla'es

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Economic organiationAgricultural 'illages

/t"atc"ed "uts of farm worke

/mills

/open/strip system

(ommunal 'illages were self/suffici

Land: t"e asis of wealt".

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Anglo-Sa.on Literature

$"e 0enerale 3ede

Alfred t"e Great

("ristian writers

!cclesiastic

t"e !nglis

$ranslations f

$"e Ang