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The Anglo-Saxons

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• The  Anglo-Saxons  were the dominant people living in England from the mid-5th century AD until the 1066. They were descendants of three powerful tribes. These were the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Originally Anglo-Saxons came to Britain as warriors, but others came peacefully to become farmers.

• Some Britons would have moved west, towards Wales. Others might have moved onto continental Europe. The language of the Anglo-Saxons, Old English, became the language of the English kingdoms.

• Old English was divided into four main dialects: West Saxon, Mercian, Northumbrian and Kentish.

Art

• Anglo-Saxon art before the time of Alfred is a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic techniques and styles. The Sutton Hoo treasure is an excellent example of very early Anglo-Saxon metalwork and jewellery. It came from a royal grave of the early 7th century.

• Anglo-Saxon art is mainly known today through illuminated manuscripts. The most common example of Anglo-Saxon art is their coins. Anglo-Saxon artists also worked in fresco,ivory, stone carving, metalwork and enamel, but few of these pieces have survived.

Literature

• Old English literary works include epic poetry, biography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles and others. In all there are about 400 surviving manuscripts from the period.
• A very famous work from this period is the poem  Beowulf . It has achieved national epic status in Britain. The  Anglo-Saxon Chronicle  is a collection of important early English history.  Cædmon's Hymn  from the 7th century is the earliest attested literary text in (Old) English.

Architecture

• Early Anglo-Saxon buildings in Britain were generally simple. The Anglo-Saxons built small towns near their centres of agriculture, at fords in rivers. In each town, a main hall was in the centre, provided with a central hearth.

Clothes

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