Anglo Saxons(Religion)

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Anglo Saxons(Religion)

• By Britany Cohen
• and
• Shamoni Kirksey

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• 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.

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Woden

• One of the main Anglo-Saxon gods
• Great and powerful
• God of battle, death, and wisdom

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GODS
GOD GOD OF WHAT?
Balder God of Immortality
Eostre Goddess of Birth
Frigg Goddess of Love
Hel Goddess of Death
Loki God of Cunning
Saxnot God of the Family
Thunor God of Thunder
Tiw God of War
Wade God of the Sea
Wayland God of Metalworking
Woden Chief God
GODS
GODS
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Days of the weeks

• Monandaeg ( Moon's day - the day of the moon ),
• Tiwesaeg ( Tiw's-day - the day of the
  Scandinavian sky god Tiw,Tiu or Tig),
• Wodnesaeg ( Woden's day - the day of the god
  Woden (Othin) ),
• Ðunresaeg ( Thor's Day - the day of the god Ðunor
  or Thunor ),
• Frigedaeg ( Freyja's day - the day of the goddess
  Freyja or Frigg, wife to Woden),
• 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.),
• Sunnandaeg ( Sun's day - the day of the sun ).

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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

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Bibliography

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