What is Anglo-Saxon civilization?

Anglo-Saxon is a term traditionally used to describe the people who, from the 5th-century CE to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited and ruled territories that are today part of England and Wales.

What was Anglo-Saxon society like?

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.

What is special about the Anglo-Saxons?

The Anglo-Saxons were a group of farmer-warriors who lived in Britain over a thousand years ago. They were fierce people, who fought many battles during their rule of Britain – often fighting each other! Each tribe was ruled by its own strong warrior who settled their people in different parts of the country.

How was Anglo-Saxon society structured?

How was Anglo-Saxon society organised? Anglo-Saxon society was hierarchical. At its head stood the king and members of the royal family, followed by the nobility, bishops and other churchmen. At the other extreme were unfree members of society, or slaves.

What were the Anglo-Saxon values?

Some of the most Anglo-Saxon values, as illustrated by Beowulf, include bravery, truth, honor, loyalty and duty, hospitality and perseverance.

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 is the biggest impact of Anglo-Saxon to our English today?

Modern English is the direct descendant of the Anglo-Saxon language. Without the Anglo-Saxons there wouldn’t be an English language. The lasting impact is that in each time period of the English language there were words that the Anglo-Saxons used. The three time period of the English language are called Old English.

How many social classes were in Anglo-Saxon?

This society continued to develop and thrive until the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Anglo-Saxon culture was centered around three classes of men: the working man, the churchman, and the warrior.

What were the two social classes below the king in the Anglo-Saxon society?

Below the king there were two levels of freemen, the upper-class thanes and the lower class ceorls (churls). The division between the two was strictly in terms of land owned.