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Britain since the Romans

Britain since the Romans . 2 : Invasions 410-1066. Towns ending in –ford, -ham or –ton show saxon origins. Excalibur. Nerthus : a modern sculpture of one of the anglo-saxon Godesses Another Goddess was called Eostre – perhaps the origin of the word "Easter".

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Britain since the Romans

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  1. Britain since the Romans 2 : Invasions 410-1066

  2. Towns ending in –ford, -ham or –ton show saxon origins

  3. Excalibur

  4. Nerthus : a modern sculpture of one of the anglo-saxon Godesses Another Goddess was called Eostre – perhaps the origin of the word "Easter". Anglo-saxons also worshipped Woden and Tiw, which gave us the words Wednesday and Tuesday.

  5. Saint Augustine Led a mission to Britain in 595 AD

  6. Saint Patrick, helped to evangelize Ireland in 430 AD

  7. The Viking invasions (800-1066)

  8. A statue of Alfred the Great (849-899)

  9. 878: Alfred the Great, King of Wessex defeated the Vikings. Division of Britain in two parts.

  10. The Anglo-Saxon chronicle

  11. Athelstan was crowned 'King of all Britain’ at Kingston in 925

  12. What was anglo-Saxon society like ? In 1939 a ship burial from the 8th century was discovered at Sutton Hoo

  13. Lady Godiva: an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman

  14. - King - Noblemen and noblewoman - Churls - Slaves

  15. Beowulf

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