Anglo-Saxon

The Angles and Saxons were the Germanic-speaking tribes that invaded Britain after the collapse of the Roman Empire. They were non-Celtic people who inhabited Britain from perhaps as early as the mid-5th century. Since their cultures and societies quickly merged together, they are known as the Anglo-Saxons. They are considered ancestral to the contemporary English, so in a sense they can be thought as still living in Britain.

The Anglo-Saxon language is commonly known as Old English and was the origin of the names of Wessex, Essex, Sussex and East Anglia (think West Saxon, East Saxon, South Saxon).

Your SCA Persona is Anglo-Saxon

• If you lived in England after the Norman conquest you were probably marginalised.
• You wore fairly simple t-tunic clothing, but the details of weaving and decoration might be elaborate if rich.
• Non-nobles might hope for an apprenticeship as a weavers and embroiders (male or female) as they were were esteemed across Europe.
• If you were a non-noble woman, you probably spun with a drop spindle in your spare time (ie whenever you sat down) for a bit of extra cash.

Related Cunnan Articles

• Anglo-Saxon Poetry

External Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons for the people
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo_Saxon for the language
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_Language more on the language