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Call to Arms

The ones the poor folk would have lived in....:-(

The Anglo-Saxons lived in England over 1000 years ago. Their language (Old English) was very different to ours but we still have modern words that come from Old English. Their writing was also very different. They didn't use letters but they used RUNES. The word RUNE means secret or mystery. Here are some different ways that runes were…

Saxon Hearthguards. This time these are Heimþegar - the Danish retainers, a development of the Hird concept from Scandinavia. These men were highly professional soldiers, many of whom had earned land through their dedicated service, who in times of peace would act as bodyguards to their lord and perform trusted tasks such as collecting taxes. In time of war - with their fearsome Dane axes, capable of severing a horse's head with one blow - would form the elite of the Anglo-Danish warband.

This ornate buckle is made from copper alloy and was recovered from a Saxon grave found during excavation at the Park lane cemetery site in Croydon.

Saxon brooches usually come in pairs, but as they are all handmade the designs often vary slightly. The brooches were found during excavation at Park Lane cemetery site, Croydon.

The Anglo-Saxons loved to intertwine dragons and other symbolic and mythical animals in their decoration. Description from pinterest.com. I searched for this on bing.com/images

Ravens Warband. Early Dark Ages Re-enactment Group

One page of Arild Hauge's rune- og Vikingpages

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Carl Maniglia is a freelance photographer based in Devon.