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This level of authority did not survive the Viking invasion of 789, [10] although women continued to play important roles in the church in late Anglo-Saxon England. [5] In nunneries, women would undertake duties across the household, including raising animals, working in the gardens, making textiles, and scribing.
Anglo-Saxon royal consorts (1 C, 37 P) Pages in category "Anglo-Saxon women" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
North Germanic women from the Viking Age (roughly 8th to 11th century). ... Anglo-Norse women (4 P) D. Viking Age women in Denmark (2 C) I. Viking Age women in ...
She was one of the most powerful noble women in early medieval England during the time of the Vikings. She was mother to King Edward the Elder who succeeded King Alfred to the Anglo-Saxon throne. Her father was a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucel , Ealdorman of the Gaini , which is thought to be an old Mercian tribal group.
Harold Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. He is shown wearing a tunic, cloak, and hose. Anglo-Saxon dress refers to the clothing and accessories worn by the Anglo-Saxons from the middle of the fifth century to the eleventh century. Archaeological finds in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries have provided the best source of information on Anglo-Saxon costume. It ...
Viking raids on England were often based in Normandy in the late 10th century, and for Æthelred this marriage was intended to unite against the Viking threat. [ 8 ] Upon their marriage, Emma was given the Anglo-Saxon name of Ælfgifu , which was used for formal and official matters, and became Queen of England.
Ælfgifu was Queen of the English as wife of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) for a brief period of time until 957 or 958. What little is known of her comes primarily by way of Anglo-Saxon charters, possibly including a will, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and hostile anecdotes in works of hagiography.
Shoulder-clasps from Sutton Hoo, early 7th century 11th century walrus ivory cross reliquary (Victoria & Albert Museum). Anglo-Saxon art covers art produced within the Anglo-Saxon period of English history, beginning with the Migration period style that the Anglo-Saxons brought with them from the continent in the 5th century, and ending in 1066 with the Norman Conquest of England, whose ...