words from the Anglo Saxon:
1.) house 6.)bishop. 11.)die. 16.)adrift. 21.)bloodlusting. 26.)drowsy. 31.)jitterbug
2.)woman. 7.)font. 12.)give. 17.)amaze. 22.)crip. 27.)gird
3.)loaf. 8.)thrust. 13.)take. 18.)backstab. 23.)cutthroat 28.)handsome
4.)wolf. 9.)drag. 14.) abide 19.)befall. 24.)demigod. 29.)hoodwink
5.)martyr. 10.)ransack. 15.)aboard. 20.)Beowulf 25.)doomsday book. 30.)Iron Age
1.) house 6.)bishop. 11.)die. 16.)adrift. 21.)bloodlusting. 26.)drowsy. 31.)jitterbug
2.)woman. 7.)font. 12.)give. 17.)amaze. 22.)crip. 27.)gird
3.)loaf. 8.)thrust. 13.)take. 18.)backstab. 23.)cutthroat 28.)handsome
4.)wolf. 9.)drag. 14.) abide 19.)befall. 24.)demigod. 29.)hoodwink
5.)martyr. 10.)ransack. 15.)aboard. 20.)Beowulf 25.)doomsday book. 30.)Iron Age
The Anglo-Saxon period includes the creation of our English nation. The history of all of this great time period is the history of a cultural identity, and how it developed from divergent groups. During this time the re-establishment of Christianity, establishment of charters and laws, and the flowering of our literature and language.
Things you probably didn't know about our weekdays!
Tuesday: Tiu's day
Tiu (Twia) is the English/Germanic God of war and the sky. He is identified as the Norse god Tyr.
Wednesday: Woden's day
Woden is the chief Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic God. Woden is the leader of the wild hunt. He is identified with the Norse god Odin.
Thursday: Thor's day
Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He is the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard serpent.
Friday: Freya's day
Freya (Fria) is the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity (prolific procreation). She is identified with the Norse god Freya.
Tiu (Twia) is the English/Germanic God of war and the sky. He is identified as the Norse god Tyr.
Wednesday: Woden's day
Woden is the chief Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic God. Woden is the leader of the wild hunt. He is identified with the Norse god Odin.
Thursday: Thor's day
Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He is the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard serpent.
Friday: Freya's day
Freya (Fria) is the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity (prolific procreation). She is identified with the Norse god Freya.