Post on 13-Jan-2016
Anglo Saxons(Religi
on)By: Britany Cohen
andShamoni Kirksey
• Developed from the Germanic peoples• Before the coming of Christianity• Many gods (polytheistic)
– Gods and goddess ruled every aspect of their everyday lives
• Believed that religion was not a source of spiritual revelation but a means of guaranteeing success in material things.
One of the main Anglo-Saxon gods
Great and powerful
God of battle, death, and wisdom
GOD GOD OF WHAT?Balder God of ImmortalityEostre Goddess of BirthFrigg Goddess of LoveHel Goddess of DeathLoki God of Cunning
Saxnot God of the FamilyThunor God of Thunder
Tiw God of WarWade God of the Sea
Wayland God of MetalworkingWoden Chief God
Days of the weekso Monandaeg ( Moon's day - the day of the moon ),o Tiwesaeg ( Tiw's-day - the day of the Scandinavian sky god
Tiw,Tiu or Tig), o Wodnesaeg ( Woden's day - the day of the god Woden
(Othin) ), o Ðunresaeg ( Thor's Day - the day of the god Ðunor or
Thunor ), o Frigedaeg ( Freyja's day - the day of the goddess Freyja or
Frigg, wife to Woden), o Sæternesdaeg ( Saturn's day - the day of the Roman god
Saturn, whose festival "Saturnalia," with its exchange of gifts, has been incorporated into our celebration of Christmas.),
o Sunnandaeg ( Sun's day - the day of the sun ).
Convert 2 Christianity
•Pope in Rome sent a missionary to England to persuade Anglo-Saxons to convert to Christianity
•Christianity began to spread in to other parts in Britain
•Churches were built in Saxon villages all over Britain
Bibliography
• http://www.wooodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/saxons/religion.htm
• http://englishheathenism.homestead.com/textheathen heritage.html
• http://z.about.com/d/contraception/1/0/f/2/-/-/j0409424.jpg
• http://religiousfreaks.com/UserFiles/Image/christianity.jpg
• http://www.scienceofapathy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kaoapk.jpg