What contributions did Alfred the Great do for Anglo-Saxon period?
When the Danes attacked England, the people sought a strong leader. Alfred was capable of driving out the Danes, and so was recognized as a great leader. He also created the first English navy.
Did the Anglo Saxons sacrifice?
Archeologists, palientologists, and historians have discovered much evidence to show that sacrifice was a large part of Anglo-Saxon culture. The majority involved innanimate objects, but animal sacrifice was also common. This was not restricted to the Anglo-Saxons however, but was common in other Germanic religions too.
Sacrifice is believed to have been performed to honour the Gods.. either to appease, or to thank them. And it followed hand in hand with the hardest times of the agricultural year - sacrifice was always highest for example in November, before the long, cold winter, through which many of the very old, and very young community members often wouldn't last. Thus sacrifice was necessary in order to ensure that the Sun would return, make the crops grow and the humans prosper.
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What are the main reasons the North won in the civil war besides the ex slaves joining with them?
In the end, it became a war of attrition, and the South just didn't have the manpower to replace battlefield casualties.
Was it Halley's comet that King Harold saw Just before the battle of Hastings?
The comet did appear on 20 March 1066, the same year as the battle. It is entirely plausible that this comet in particular was the one apparent to Harold and his advisors.
Some historians say Harold godwinson had the best claim to the throne why?
He had the best claim because he had more witnesses than William did when Edward supposedly promised him the throne 14 years earlier. He was a Saxon Baron in England and had been touted as the most likely successor many years prior to Edward's death. Other parties such as Harald Hardrada, the Viking King, had a generation old promise that had died out with his father.
Edgar Atheling may have had the best claim, as he was Edward's closest male blood relative. He never pursued his claim though, as he was only very young at the time of Edward's death.
Why did William the Conqueror want to know how much people owned?
Because he was instituting taxation.
Which field did the Battle of Hastings take place?
what was the name of the Field that the battle of Britain take place on
The month the battle of hasings took place in?
The battle of Hastings took place in October, i.e. the 14th October 1066.
1066 is the turning point because an army of heavily armed knights landed on the coast of England, they were serving under William of Normandy, also called William the Conqueror.
What three differences did the normans introduce to Ireland?
castles, improved weapons and armour, farming techniques - better animal breeds, crop growing etc
Before Alfred became Alfred the Great King of England he ruled the Anglo Saxon province of?
Wessex, and subsequently Mercia (which he allowed to be governed by his daughter and her husband Aethelred)
Does Tecumseh think he should be obedient to Harrison?
No, Tecumseh does not think he should be obedient to Harrison.
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Who were the Anglo Saxons the Normans and William the Conqueror?
they were all apart of the battle of Hastings in 1066. William the conqueror was the king of England in 1066 .
What steps did William the Conqueror take to win control over England?
He disposessed most of the Anglo-Saxon nobles and landowners and put his own Breton nobles in their place.
Should illigeal immigrants have fair justice?
Yes, and fair justice is deportation
A nation that does not uphold it's own laws is a failed or failing nation.What seems fair to an illegal immigrant is not likely to be fair to citizens or other legal immigrants of the imposed upon nation.All individual nations are still sovereign and solely responsible for their own laws.
What is the relationship between Jane and olunde in death and the kings horseman?
Pilkings (Jane's husband) helped Olunde go to medical school in England.
What was the invaded army called at the Battle of Hastings?
The defending army was the Saxon army led by Harold Godwinson, the attacking army was the Norman army lead by Duke William of Normandy, later to be called William the Conquerer.
What was Bishop Odo's role in the Battle of Hastings?
Odo was the bishop in London that made William the conquer king of England !!
What governing body did William the Conqueror inadvertantly create?
William the Conqueror established the Curia Regis (King's Court) to help establish and maintain laws in England.
It eventually developed into the Parliament of England.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curia_Regis
Will a human die if shot in the eye with an arrow?
Really it depends how far it goes in, how quickly you receive medical treatment (it wasn't good in 1066) and whether it punctures the skull.