Anglo-Saxon – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:03:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Anglo-Saxon – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Hide: Land to Support a Family in Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon England https://brewminate.com/hide-land-to-support-a-family-in-early-medieval-anglo-saxon-england/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:00:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=178449 The hide was used as the basis for assessing the amount of food rent (known as feorm) due

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]]> Fyrd: Militia in Early Medieval England https://brewminate.com/fyrd-militia-in-early-medieval-england/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:02:21 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=137062 The fyrd consisted of a nucleus of experienced soldiers that would be supplemented by ordinary villagers and farmers

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]]> Æthelflæd: The Anglo-Saxon Iron Lady https://brewminate.com/aethelflaed-the-anglo-saxon-iron-lady/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 18:32:50 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=75177 How a widow battled back against the Vikings and became one of the most powerful figures in Britain.        By (left-to-right) Dr.

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]]> The Art of the Lindisfarne Gospels https://brewminate.com/the-art-of-the-lindisfarne-gospels/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:47:47 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=47784 Lindisfarne Gospels, St. Matthew (detail), Second Initial Page, f.29, early 8th century (British Library) By Louisa Woodville /

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]]> Why We Should Be Celebrating the Treatment of Women in Anglo-Saxon England https://brewminate.com/why-we-should-be-celebrating-the-treatment-of-women-in-anglo-saxon-england/ Wed, 23 May 2018 17:38:31 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=60903 By Lynda Telford / 05.20.2018 Events and Projects Officer Richard III Society, Yorkshire Branch What was the way

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]]> Runes and Commemoration in Anglo-Saxon England https://brewminate.com/runes-and-commemoration-in-anglo-saxon-england/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:42:29 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=51811 The Franks Casket / Photo by Simon Ager, British Museum    By Dr. Martin Findell and Dr. Lilla Kopár

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]]> Ritual Landscapes in Pagan and Early Christian England https://brewminate.com/ritual-landscapes-in-pagan-and-early-christian-england/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:41:48 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=51800    By Dr. Austin Mason and Dr. Tom Williamson Mason: Assistant Professor of History, Carleton College Williamson: Professor

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]]> Anglo-Saxon Treasures from the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial https://brewminate.com/anglo-saxon-treasures-from-the-sutton-hoo-ship-burial/ Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:04:04 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=47773 Sutton Hoo and Europe 300–1100 C.E., The Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Gallery © The Trustees of the

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]]> Anglo-Saxon England and Decoding Anglo-Saxon Art https://brewminate.com/anglo-saxon-england-and-decoding-anglo-saxon-art/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 19:27:42 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=47426 Ship’s figure-head, late 4th – 5th century, oak, 149 cm, (Germanic?/Roman? found Belgium) © The Trustees of the

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]]> Casting Light on the Dark Ages: Anglo-Saxon Fenland is Re-Imagined https://brewminate.com/casting-light-on-the-dark-ages-anglo-saxon-fenland-is-re-imagined/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:42:47 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=41240 What was life in the fens like in the period known as the dark ages?  Archaeologist Susan Oosthuizen

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