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

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