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Anglo-Saxons 500-1066 The Proliferation of Irish/Celtic Monasticism 500-800 CE Cenobitic Monasticism included communal prayer The Anglo-Saxons c. 450-1066 Raedwald • Anglo-Saxon Warrior King AngloSaxon Kingdoms c. 700 Why were the English particularly successful at creating a unified kingdom by 900? Which factor was most important? A. Viking invasions B. Adoption of writing C. Adoption of sacral kingship D. Adoption of hierarchical structures E. Luck of the Irish Which English ruler figured prominently in this process? A. King Egbert in late 700s B. King Alfred in late 800s C. King Aethelred in late 900s D. King Harold Harefoot in 1000s AngloSaxon Kingdoms c. 700 Augustine of Canterbury c. 600 Laws of Aethelberht c. 600 Germanic Folk Law Monastic scribes Lindisfarne Gospels c. 700 Anglo-Saxon Charter Synod of Whitby - 664 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tribal Hidage c. 700-720 Hwinca syfan þusend hyda. 7,000 Ciltern sætna feower þusend hyda. 4,000 Hendrica þryu þusend hyda ond fif hund hyda. 3,500 Unecungaga twelf hund hyda. 1,200 Arosætna syx hund hyda. 600 Færpinga þreo hund hyda. is in Middelenglum Færpinga 300 Bilmiga syx hund hyda. 600 Eastwilla syx hund hyda. 600 Westwilla syx hund hyda. 600 East engle þrittig þusend hida. 30,000 Eastsexena syofon þusend hyda. 7,000 Cantwarena fiftene þusend hyda. 15,000 Suþsexena syufan þusend hyda. 7,000 Westsexena hund þusend hyda. 100,000 Coins of Offa Alcuin of York (735-804) Carolingian Manuscript c. 800 Viking Invasions of the British Isles Viking Invasion 793-1066 Viking Conquest of East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia during the 860s and 870s Alfred the Great 871-899 Alfred • • • • • • • defeated Vikings Created burghal structure Published Laws Minted Coins Converted invaders Translated books Encouraged learning Guthrum’s Peace c. 886 The Burghal Clusters Early Shire Structure approx. 30 shires. C. 950 Royal Writ Anglo-Saxon Charter Chirograph The Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest 1066 Britain During Alfred the Great Carolingian Revival • Charlemagne’s collection of scholars – – – – influence of Alcuin establishment of schools preservation of texts improvement of writing • Reformation and standardization of Benedictine Rule • Resurgent neoplatonism – John Scotus – the Pseudo-Dionysius The Treaty of Verdun (843) • Division of the Carolingian Empire into three distinct realms: – West Francia - modern France – Lotharingia - modern Holland, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland – East Francia - modern Germany, Austria Holy Roman Empire • The initial impulse by secular leaders was to be acclaimed Emperor or King of the Romans, a claim to assume the mantle of the Roman Emperors • The term “Holy Roman Empire” was not used until the 12th century and it lasted until the mid-17th century • Nevertheless from the 9th to the 13th centuries, Frankish and later Saxon rulers habitually came to Rome to be crowned King of the Romans by the Pope • This pilgrimage usually occurred in the early years of a new leader's accession; it was hoped that the crowning by the pope would bestow legitimacy The Holy Roman Empire • Although both Pippin and his son, Charlemagne, avoided dependency on the popes, their sons and grandsons failed to heed their example • By relying on the popes for the legitimization of their authority, the Holy Roman Emperors became dependant on the popes and consequently they sought to install popes who advanced their cause and the cause of their dynasty • This tendency prompted Emperors to appoint their own popes, who were not recognized by the Roman Cardinals • Referred to as anti-popes, these imperial friendly popes plagued the papacy from the 10th to the 15th centuries Long-term Trends • • • • Political unification Development of Vernacular Literature Conversion to Christianity Cultural Fusion – Germanic & Christian – Tribal • • • • Britons Saxons Danes Normans Anglo-Saxons • Migrations – begin from Continent in 5th century – initiate battles with Britons • Originally adamant pagans • Converted through domestic proselytization – – – – Augustine of Canterbury arrives 597 Ethelbert of Kent and Queen Bertha Establishment of Roman Christianity in Britain eventual conflict with Irish Christianity Christianity and Literacy • Clerical literati • Written legal codes – Ethelbert c. 600 – Alfred c. 900 • Written charters • Formal wills and writs The Northumbrian Renaissance c.625- c.790 • Illuminated Manuscripts • Intellectual revival – Bede – Alcuin • Conversion – Mercia – Continental Saxons, including Frisia • Composition of Beowulf? The Venerable Bede Alfred the Great (849-99) • • • • Unification of Southern England Establishment of Uniform Legal Code Reinvigoration of Learning Danish Invasions (793- c.900) – – – – Danish cultural influence Establishment of the Danelaw c. 900 Unification of Mercians and West Saxons Danish rule ends 1042 English Society c. 1066 • Political Unity and Administrative System • English Identity – Anglo-Saxon – Danish/Scandinavian • Thoroughly Christian • Uniform Currency • Established Vernacular Tradition Summary • The conquests of the Franks, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans had an enduring impact on the formation of the political boundaries of Europe • Similarly the achievements of the Celtic Church during its golden age had an enduring impact on the spread of monasticism and the preservation of texts throughout Europe; ultimately, however, Celtic Christianity gradually receded as the papacy formed an enduring relationship with the Franks