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Anglo-Saxon

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The settlement in what is now England of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes; the period of English history in between their arrival and the Norman Conquest.


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1. Anglo-Saxon England - Student essays about Anglo-Saxon England by William Bakken and a thesis about the relationship of King Cnut with the English Church.
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2. Anglo-Saxons.net - Sean Miller provides an introduction, timeline, dates, lists of rulers and archbishops, maps, texts and translations, including a searchable database of charters.
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3. BBC: The Anglo-Saxons - Discover how the Anglo-Saxons lived with an interactive guide to 8th-century English life. A guide for schoolchildren which aims to cover KS2 QCA Scheme of Work Unit 8b: 'Anglo-Saxons case study'.
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4. Britannia: Anglo Saxon England - A comprehensive series of original material and contemporary sources relating to England before the Norman conquest.
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5. Dr Sam Newton's Wuffings' Website - Explores the early medieval kingdom of East Anglia and its Wuffing dynasty as well as aspects of the literature, legend, history, and archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England.
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6. Kemble - The British Academy and Royal Historical Society describe their new edition of the corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters. Includes online versions of Sawyer's catalogue and Regesta Regum Anglorum.
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7. Map of Anglo-Saxon England - Map by Matthew White, hosted by Georgetown University.
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8. Regia Anglorum - This living history group provides articles on Anglo-Saxon times with illustrations and references. Includes a virtual village, manor and minster.
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9. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles - Complete modern English translation published by the Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL).
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10. The Burghal Hidage - Anthony Bradshaw explains this Saxon document which lists the fortified burhs of Wessex, with maps.
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11. Vortigern Studies - Robert Vermaat's look at British history c.400-600 AD. Includes discussions of the evidence for Vortigern and the Wansdyke earthwork.
12. Anglo-Saxon History: A Select Bibliography - An extensive bibliography arranged in categories by Simon Keynes.
13. Anglo-Saxon Studies: A Select Bibliography - Carole Biggam's study guide incorporates a range of topics categorised by subject and includes links to online sources.
14. Beyond the Burghal Hidage: Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence in the Viking Age - A three-year project by the University College London Institute of Archaeology to study Anglo-Saxon military organisation and its landscape context for the period c.850-1066.
15. Haskins Society NEW! - An international scholarly organisation dedicated to the study of Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and early Angevin history and the history of neighbouring areas and peoples.
16. International Society of Anglo-Saxonists - Aims to further all aspects of Anglo-Saxon Studies and holds a conference every other year.
17. MaÞeliende - The online newsletter of Anglo-Saxon studies at the University of Georgia.
18. Mercian History NEW! - Geography, ascendancy, and decline of the Kingdom of Mercia, and the Earldom as it existed under the Danelaw.
19. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England - Searchable database of all recorded people living in early medieval England, produced by academics from several universities.
20. The Battle of Brunanburgh AD 937 - Argues that the battle at which King Athelstan finally defeated the Danes was fought on a site near the present Burnley in Lancashire where the River Brun has its source. Battle account, maps and photographs.
21. The Electronic Sawyer - An online version of the revised edition of Sawyer's Anglo-Saxon Charters, prepared by the British Academy / Royal Historical Society Joint Committee on Anglo-Saxon Charters.
22. The Life of King Alfred - Biography by Asser, Bishop of Sherborne, written c.888. E-text hosted by the Online Medieval and Classical Library.
23. Ða Engliscan Gesiðas - An historical society devoted to the study of all aspects the Anglo-Saxon period. Aims, articles, Anglo-Saxon calendar and forum.

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