The Anglo-SaxonsName: ______

449-1066Mods: ______

Political and Social Milestones 449-1066

  1. What two groups from Germany make up the time period we will study?
  2. What type of culture was imposed on most of Britain?
  3. What is a scop?
  4. Christian ______and Anglo-Saxon ______existed for many years. By the late 17thcentury, Christianity virtually replaced the British ______religions.
  5. ______defeated the Anglo-Saxon armies in ______, thus ending the dominance of the Anglo-Saxon culture.

The Anglo-Saxon’s sweep ashore

  1. The area of Britain where the Anglo-Saxon’s settled and renamed was called ______or ______from the Angles.
  2. The current occupants of the country retreated where ______? Traces of this culture can still be seen here today.

Unifying Forces: Alfred the Great and Christianity

  1. Who was the third group that invaded and occupied the area where the Anglo-Saxons resided?
  2. These people were a fierce Viking group from the North who ______and ______everything in their path.
  3. ______united the Anglo-Saxons and offered protection and unification against the ______
  4. This battle continued until what year?
  5. Who invaded the country?

Anglo-Saxon Life: The Warm Hall, the Cold World

  1. What is the Sutton Hoo?
  1. What was discovered that had been buried for thirteen hundred years?
  2. What else was discovered here?
  3. ______was the order of the Anglo-Saxons.
  4. ______, ______, and ______was gained through ______to the leader.
  5. Success was measured by ______
  6. Describe the living area of most Anglo-Saxons.

Women in Anglo-Saxon Culture

  1. Women had a substantial role in Anglo-Saxon culture. What was the gift called that a prospective husband had to offer a woman if he was interested in marrying her?

The Anglo-Saxon Religion: Gods for Warriors

  1. Anglo-Saxon religion derived from Norse or Scandinavian mythology. One of the most important Norse gods was Odin, the god of ______, ______, and ______.
  2. The Anglo-Saxon name for Odin was ______(where we get Woden’s day or Wednesday from!)
  3. The Anglo-Saxon deity named Thunor was essentially the same as ______, the Norse god of thunder and lightning. His sign was the hammer and possibly also the twisted cross we call the swastika which was found on what? ______.

The Bards: Singing of Gods and Heroes

  1. The scops, who sang of gods and heroes were regarded as highly as who? ______
  2. These scops sang tales that reflected the concerns of the people including ______, ______, and ______.

Hope in Immortal Verse

  1. Non-Christian Anglo-Saxons’religion offered no hope of what?
  2. What was their only defense against death?