What were the main features of Anglo-Saxon England?
The Anglo-Saxon community in England was basically a rural one. Most people depended on the land for survival. At the top of the social system was the royal house. This consisted of the king and aethelings who claimed a common ancestry with the king.
Did Anglo-Saxons have long hair?
By the middle Anglo-Saxon period the norm appears to have been for hair to be cropped to short or medium length, though figures with longer hair in the book of Kells suggests fashions in the Celtic sphere of influence may have been different (Owen-Crocker, 2004).
What materials were built from Anglo-Saxons?
What were Anglo-Saxon houses made of? The walls of Anglo-Saxon houses were made of wood and sometimes wattle-and-daub. Wattle-and-daub is made by weaving together small wooden branches to create a wall. Mud, straw, horse hair and cow or horse dung is mixed together and then smeared on the walls.
What qualities did Anglo-Saxons look for in their heroes?
Anglo-Saxon hero “had to be strong, brave, intelligent, and humble, but he must at all times keep his sorrows and fears to himself.” As a warrior the hero must appear stoic and fearless at all times, no matter what.
Where did Anglo-Saxons go to the toilet?
Anglo-Saxon toilets were just pits dug in the ground surrounded by walls of wattle (strips of wood weaved together). The seat was a piece of wood with a hole in it.
What words came from the Anglo-Saxons?
Anglo-Saxon Words
- burh (Old English) – fortified town (modern word – borough).
- burn (Old English) – stream (also spelt ‘bourne’ today).
- bury (Anglo Saxon) – fortified place.
- by (Danish) – village.
- caster (Saxon ‘coaster’) – original from Latin ‘castra’ meaning a camp.
- clop – a short hill.
Did the Anglo-Saxons have beards?
Celts and Germanic tribes The Anglo-Saxons on arrival in Great Britain wore beards and continued to do so for a considerable time after.