Weapons In The Anglo Saxon Period
Anglo Saxons Time Period and Weapons
The Anglo-Saxons are an ancient people that had and still have an impact on the world. The Anglo-Saxons came over from Europe and raided England from approximately 500 A.D. to 1000 A.D. bringing with them their culture and their brutal style of warfare. Historians call this period the Anglo-Saxon period of England. During the Anglo-Saxon period the society revolved around warfare and various types of weapons that supported the warring nature of the people of that era. Some of the weapons that were the most important in this time period were the spear, sword, battle axe, and shield.
The Anglos, Saxons and Jutes had a warring nature that helped shaped England from 500 A.D.- 1000 A.D. The Anglo Saxons lived during a time when they were led by kings and lords. They increased their wealth and land by warring and conquering other nations in this way they increased their kingdoms and gained respect:”The Anglo Saxon social structure consisted of tribal units led by chieftains (“kings” or “lords”) who, theoretically at least, earned their respect from their warriors.” (Anglo Saxon Culture). In this time period, …show more content…
This was a tool used as a “last resort” to have scared the opponents because just showing the Battle Axe was enough to scare the opponents. Even just having a decent sized army and having them walking towards them carrying the axe and swinging them was bad enough and cause some tribes to surrender. The battle axe was so large that when swung right it would cause some powerful blows into the opponent. Anglo Saxons were usually the only ones that had such a variety of the weapons and sometimes that’s what helped them when their battles. ” The axe as a weapon is good in attack, but fairly poor as a tool to defend yourself with. It is a weapon that quickly introduces fear, as it takes little imagination to guess what it could do.”(Arms and armor part
The Anglo-Saxons are an ancient people that had and still have an impact on the world. The Anglo-Saxons came over from Europe and raided England from approximately 500 A.D. to 1000 A.D. bringing with them their culture and their brutal style of warfare. Historians call this period the Anglo-Saxon period of England. During the Anglo-Saxon period the society revolved around warfare and various types of weapons that supported the warring nature of the people of that era. Some of the weapons that were the most important in this time period were the spear, sword, battle axe, and shield.
The Anglos, Saxons and Jutes had a warring nature that helped shaped England from 500 A.D.- 1000 A.D. The Anglo Saxons lived during a time when they were led by kings and lords. They increased their wealth and land by warring and conquering other nations in this way they increased their kingdoms and gained respect:”The Anglo Saxon social structure consisted of tribal units led by chieftains (“kings” or “lords”) who, theoretically at least, earned their respect from their warriors.” (Anglo Saxon Culture). In this time period, …show more content…
This was a tool used as a “last resort” to have scared the opponents because just showing the Battle Axe was enough to scare the opponents. Even just having a decent sized army and having them walking towards them carrying the axe and swinging them was bad enough and cause some tribes to surrender. The battle axe was so large that when swung right it would cause some powerful blows into the opponent. Anglo Saxons were usually the only ones that had such a variety of the weapons and sometimes that’s what helped them when their battles. ” The axe as a weapon is good in attack, but fairly poor as a tool to defend yourself with. It is a weapon that quickly introduces fear, as it takes little imagination to guess what it could do.”(Arms and armor part