PPT-Anglo Saxon Crime and Punishment

1 Crime and Punishment were dealt with by local communities with some involvement of the King and the Church In 1066 a dramatic change occurred in England when William of Normandy invaded The new regime sparked challenges to government authority As the medieval period continued the growth of towns led to a rise in crime rates in some areas This prompted new ideas about law enforcement Throughout this period the church played an important part in defining and enforcing the law . Lyrics, and Epics. Anglo-Saxon Elegies. ELEGY . a poem mourning the loss of someone or something such as the passing of life, a way of life, beauty, or anything of intrinsic. or spiritual value. Anglo-Saxon Lyrics. 449-1066 A.D.. Beowulf. A Brief History of the Old English Period. 800-600 BC: Celts and Britons. 55 BC - 407 AD: Romans. 449 AD: Anglo-Saxon invasion (Germanic tribes). 597: Saint Augustine starts to spread Christianity in British Isles. A Prelude to Beowulf. The Anglo Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government, art, and a fairly large amount of literature.. Many people believe that the culture then was extremely unsophisticated, but it was actually extremely advanced for the time.. Life, Religion, and History. They were German settlers from . Angeln. and Saxony. They arrived around 410 AD…after the fall of the Roman Empire.. The Jutes and the Frisians from Denmark also settled the British Isles at this time.. Anglo-Saxon Social Structure. ROLES. King. – Defend kingdom, pass good laws, make sure they were obeyed.. Earls. – King’s main advisers (part of Witan), enforced kings laws, raised men for army in time of war.. 1042. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was from around AD410 to 1066.. They were a mix of tribes from Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. The three biggest were the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes. . Anglo Saxon Period. In 449, three groups invaded Britain. Angles. Saxons. Jutes. Anglo Saxon Period. Anglo-Saxons. Drove the natives from the eastern, central, and southern areas. Became known as “Angles Land” or England. Religion of Anglo-Saxon Period. The religion of the Celts (first British settlers) was a form of animism. They believed in spirits who were said to be their "gods" who controlled all aspects of life.. Hannah Brezovec . Melissa Dureiko. Cecily Peevler. Anglo-Saxon Religion. The Celts were a group of people who occupied the British Isles to Galatia. They seemed to have a form of animism. Their gods and spirits controlled every aspect of existence and had to be satisfied constantly. . During the time of the Anglo Saxon’s, heathonism became a great part of their life for thousands of years before Christianity was a religion as the gods were a part of and ruled many aspects of their lives. They were a part of birth, life, death, harvest, earth, sky, love, fertility, nature, weather and many more.. Epic. A long narrative poem on a serious subject . Written in a grand or elevated style (formal diction, descriptive language). Centered on a larger-than-life, epic . HERO. Epic Conventions. Themes: the fate of a nation or people; loyalty among hierarchies. Anglo-Saxon Literature Lyric Poetry Jennifer Bennett, Sanderson High School, Raleigh, NC Narrative poem Tells a complete story Example: Heroic epic (Beowulf) Lyric poem Expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker Can you answer the questions on your sheet?. Object 1. What do you think these are. ?. What are they made of. ?. How and where would these have been worn. ?. Who . would have worn these?. They are buckles.. th. century – so around AD 400. The term relates to people from mainly the Germanic areas of Europe, who migrated to Britain after Roman rule came to an end, and lived amongst the people already living in Britain..