Anglo-Saxon houses

ANGLO-SAXON HOUSES

What is the history of Anglo-Saxon houses?

The Anglo-Saxons built wooden houses with thatched roofs, which were spacious and allowed the whole family to live, eat and sleep together.

the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain after the departure of the Romans. Many of the great Roman buildings were destroyed, and the Anglo-Saxons built their settlements using mainly wood from trees felled in the forests.

The villages were divided between families, with separate huts for each family and a large central hut used as a dining hall for the whole community.

These settlements were often located near rivers and forests, so they had access to food, water, and wood to build and heat their homes.

In addition to the houses there were other buildings, such as churches considered as a second home...

MATERIALs

DOORS AND FLOORS

Anglo-Saxon houses were mostly wooden with straw roofs. Later, they used stone for churches.

Historical architecture: doors with iron or wood hinges and floors.

Doors with iron bands, latch mechanisms, and flooring options, including wooden tiles.

Vikings also built with wood, and in places with little wood, they used stone and grass.

Forniture

Heating and lighting

Furniture was generally very sparse. There would be a chest, or chests, for important belongings, often iron bound and lockable. There would also be some shelves, a loom and perhaps a table and some tools.

Windows were very rare and light would generally come from candles or lamps which burnt animal fat.

Tents

The tents were used by both Vikings and Anglo-Saxon; were carried out in Nortway. They were used to: -provide shelter -'market stall'

The tents used by Anglo-Saxon are well known from literature and illustrations.They were used for -armies on the march -by the people when away from home -mobile churches

the home of the people: the church

Typical Anglo-Saxon churches are quite small, and have very simple decorative motifs on the doors and windows. Early Anglo-Saxon churhes had no windows and lighting was provided by torches.

Among the most important buildings for Anglo-Saxon was the church, a safe place and a point of reference. A sort of "second home"

practical function

However, these buildings also had a practical function. In fact the towers were used as lookout posts, and in case of attack the villagers used them as refuge, in fact in the highest part of the tower there was a large room where people could hide.

During the same periods, in England, Celtic populations built churches using a different style, while the larger churches built in the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdoms are very influenced by the Roman tradition.

Jarrow hall: bede's world

Bede was an English monk and author. He has the title of "The Father of English history" gained by his most famous work "Ecclesiastical history of the English people".

Jarrow Hall is a museum which celebrates the life of the Venerable Bede who lived in at the Monkwearmouth-Jarrow abbey,a double monastery.

comparison with the roman house

the roman house was known as domus.It included multiple rooms,indoor courtyards,and beautifully painted walls

anglo-saxon house

roman house

the anglo saxon house was much more simple .There was only one room where everybody ate,cooked,slept and entertained their friendsThe biggest house in the anglo saxon village was the hall,the chief's house. The hall was wide,with a fire on stone in the middle. The windows were called eye-holes,and they had no glass. Hanging on the walls were shields and other weapons.

• the vestibulum , the "entrance hall" led into the atrium,wich was the focal point of the domus and had a statue of the household god.
• there were also a cubicula (bedrooms),a triclinium (a dining room),a tablinum (living room) and a culina ( roman kitchen)
• on the outside,without any connection with the atrium,were the tabernae (shops facing the street).

Here some questions for you! Have fun!

1. Where the houses of the Anglo-Saxons were located? 2. Which materials they used to build the houses? 3. What were the windows covered with? 4. What did the anglo-saxons use tents for?

5. What was the pratical function of the churches? 6. What is Jarrow Hall? 7.what was on the walls of the anglo saxon houses ?

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