The Conquest of Britain

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800 – 600 B.C. The Celts

• Britons – England

• Gaels – Ireland

55 B.C. Romans

• Julius Caesar• 100 later Claudius• Ruled for nearly 300

yrs to 407 A.D.

What did the Romans bring?

• Gov. w/local control• Towns• Baths/plumbing• Public entertainment• Roads• trade

Anglo-Saxon Invasion

• Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden

• Rome called them barbarians

• Britons fled to Ireland and Scotland

Anglo-Saxon Life

• Farmers and Fishermen (conquer for land)

Anglo-Saxon Life

• No written language• Common language &

customs.• Poor living conditions

Anglo-Saxon Government Feudalism

• The feudal system property in exchange for service.

• How is this used in today’s society?

• Very loyal• Exile (might as well

be dead)

Anglo-Saxon Life

• Lived in Clans (bloodline)

• King by force (big & strong…smart)

• Slave (sold, born, debt. Conquered)

• Spear (poor) sword ($)• Scary travel (horn

needed)

Anglo-Saxon Life

• Law of Vendetta

Anglo-Saxon Life

• Role of women

Anglo-Saxon Religion

• Fate• Burial ship

Anglo Saxon Religion

• Religion

• Wed. – named for Wodans-day, the king of the Norse gods.

• Thurs. – the Norse god of thunder

• Fri. – Friggas-day, the goddess of LOVE (wife of Wodin)

Anglo Saxon Life

• Christianity

• Romans

• St. Patrick (Ireland)

• Roman Catholic Church sent missionaries - Saint Augustine

• Changed Anglo-Saxon brutal lifestyle

Anglo Saxon Life

• Monks and Missionaries

Anglo Saxon for Fun

• Dice• Chess• Board games• Riddles• Harp/tell stories

Riddle

•   Sally, George, and Frank were picking up their fast-food orders — a burger, a plate of fries, and a slice of pizza. "Who ordered what?" asked the man at the counter. George said, "I didn't order the pizza." The boy who ordered the fries said, "Oh, I thought you did." That was all the man at the counter needed to know. Who got each order?

Answer

• George got the burger, Frank got the fries, and Sally got the pizza. We know George didn't get the pizza, so he could have gotten the fries or the burger. But someone else got the fries, so George had to get the burger. Furthermore, we know that it was Frank who got the fries, because he is the only boy in the group besides George. So that leaves Sally with the pizza.

The Vikings aka Danes aka Northmen

• Invade Scotland, Wales, Ireland

• Bloodthirsty• Split the country in

half• “From the fury of the

Northmen O Lord, deliver us.”