Anglo Saxon Culture

Society

• kinship groups led by strong warrior chiefs
• people farmed, established local governements
• English emerged as a written language

Values

• honor courage over life
• enjoy feasting, storytelling, and music
• view life fatalistically
• admire physical strength over intelligence
• value loyalty to lord and king overall

Religion

• similar to Norse Mythology
• no hope for an after life, so their earthly fame was important to have their name live on after death
• valued earthly virtues of bravery, loyalty, generosity, friendship
• Christianity enters 400 A.D.