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Saxons
& Vikings
Saxons
and Vikings is one of two books in the series written jointly
by S. L. Case and D. J. Hall. They co-authored a total of
six history text books.
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illustrations include: Saxon warrior, Lyre, 7 Kingdoms,
Drinking Horn, Farming Implements, Noblewoman, Necklace,
The were-guild scale, Monk working on manuscript, Gravestone
design, Viking Implements, Viking Lands, Alfred's map of
battles, Viking Ships, Coins and Measurements, Saxon Corner-stone
building, Norman Knight, The Bayeux Tapestry.
From Chapter 2 - The Saxon Invasion
Tracing
people by place names can be very interesting. Here are
some Anglo-Saxon place name endings and their meanings.
| Ton |
farm
or village e.g. Southampton |
| Ham |
farm
or village e.g. Evesham |
| Stead |
House
or farm e.g. Hemel Hempstead |
| Ing |
Family
settlement e.g. Reading |
From
Chapter 8 - Anglo-Saxon Justice
Under
Saxon law each man had a money value known as were-gild.
If a person was killed then the killer had to pay this sum
of money to the nearest relatives.
...as you might guess, the value of this were-gild went
by rank:
- A
thegn over 1000 shillings
- An
eorl 400 shillings
- A
ceorl 200 shillings.
From
Chapter 13 - Viking Ships
The
ships built by the Vikings were much better than the Keels
used by the Angles and Saxons when they came to England.
the Viking Longship or Dragon ship was nearly
eighty foot in length and about sixteen feet in width. It
was deeper than the Saxon Keel and it had a great square
sail that was often painted in stripes of red, blue or green.
The longship was pointed at both ends.
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