Law, crime & punishment
This video covers: An explanation of a gemot, witan, the dooms and a Hundred Court together with some of the punishments handed out to those found guilty.
Saxon thegn
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Law, crime & punishment
This video covers: An explanation of a gemot, witan and a Hundred Court together with some of the punishments handed out to those found guilty.
Saxon gods
This video covers: Some of the Anglo Saxon gods that were worshipped before Christianity arrived and the way their names are still used today.
Farming - part 1
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A description of a thegn and his position within the Saxon community. He explains how ceorls and slaves help farm his land and talks about the food they grow and animals they keep.
Farming - part 2
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A description of low ranking ceorls who are not only farmers but tradesmen too and how they use the three-field system of crop rotation. It also explains bartering.
Anglo Saxon
This workshop takes a look at where the Saxons came from, what life was like in Saxon England and the conflicts between the Saxons and the Vikings. What was life like for the ordinary Saxon, what did they eat, how did they live and what did their children do? We explore what would it have been like for a monk in a monastery under threat of attack by Vikings. We also give the story of Alfred the Great and how he formed England.
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