| King
Alfred |
Radstock's information pages on King Alfred |
| Zig-Zag |
BBC Zig Zag site. Easy
to read information and worksheets to print off. Includes a game where
Hild has to search the village for different items to take to a feast. |
| BBC
History |
The adult section of the BBC history
site for Anglo Saxons. Includes audio of Anglo Saxon sermon, a page
on King Alfred, timelines and other information at an adult reading
level.
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| Time
Team Athelney |
On Sunday 23rd February 2003 Time Team,
Channel 4's Archaeology Programme, broadcast a dig recorded at Athelney,
King Alfred's hide-away in the Somerset marshes. The site gives information
and images from the dig. |
| Time
Team Saxons |
The Time Team timeline pages on the
Saxons. Includes information on religious beliefs, farming, clothing
and everyday life. |
| AngelCynn |
Anglo Saxon living history organisation.
Lots of information in the form of text. Includes photographs of reconstruction
of Anglo Saxon clothes and artefacts. |
| Battle of
Maldon |
Pages describing the Battle of Maldon
in which a Viking raiding party defeated the local Anglo Saxons. Maps,
diagrams and information in bullet points.
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| Map
of Alfred's Kingdom |
Map of Wessex in the time of King Alfred,
showing south central England from Leicester to Winchester and Gloucester
to London.
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| Sutton
Hoo |
Sutton Hoo Society website, with information
about the dig. Includes a teachers pack, map and a very simple interactive
tour.
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| Digital
Brain |
Digital Brain information on the Anglo
Saxons. Information in easy to read form with questions on the information
supplied.
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| Regia Anglorum |
Regia Anglorum recreate Saxon, Norman
and Viking Britain. The main page has a picture of skinning a deer
so if you want to avoid this go to the manor of Drengham
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| Drengham
Manor |
Drengham is a virtual Anglo Saxon manor.
Regia Anglorun are also constructing for real an Anglo Saxon manor
house at Wychurst in Kent.
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| Lothene |
Lothene are another group who do experimental
archaeology by trying to do what the Saxons did. |
| British
Museum Compass |
The British Museum holds the Sutton
Hoo treasure. If you cannot go for yourself, there are pictures of
some Anglo Saxons on their Compass website. |
| British
Museum Tour |
There is also a tour of their exhibits
and a simple quiz, plus a worksheet for children to complete as they
complete the tour. |
| Food and Drink |
Pages from the Regia Anglorum site
onFood and Drink in Saxon times. Found by Grace Rawcliffe. |
| Brittania
Timeline |
Anglo Saxon Timeline from Britannia.
Very detailed information. Found by Ben and Robert Irwin. |
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