The Saxons & Vikings Fragmentary knowledge of England in the 5th & 6th centuries comes from the British writer Gildas, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, saints' lives, poetry, archaelogical findings and place- name studies. British landlords ruled small, unstable kingdoms and continued some Roman traditions of governance. In the mid-5th cent, Vertigern, a British leader, hired Germanic mercenaries to help defend against peoples of the north (Picts & Scots). In the end they revolted & the process of invasion and settlement began. The first Saxon ,,kings" were Hengist & Horsa in Kent, Aelle in Sussex, Cerdic / Cynric in Wessex. So the first ,,English" became mainly from Northern
Laevavrakk. Vase ja tina kangid. Balti merevaik. Mauthausen peitleid. 500 Ösenringbarenit Spangenbarrten (München-L) mansettidega võrud. Kaalu suurendamiseks? Katki läinud? Tugevdamiseks? Võrud- varane metallikaubandus? Standartne vorm/kaal. Hiljem tulevad sirbid. Kas neid ka kasutati? Või oli sümboolne väärtus, materiali väärtus? Source-critical issues on Bronze Age trade -Metal-amber centred perspective -Chronological issues -Archaelogical filters: depositional customs -macro-historical perspectives 7. Eellugu rauaajaks Vahemerel -foiniiklaste esiletõus- hea asukoht, head kaubad (liibanoni seeder (ei mädane), purpuri saamiseks üks karbiline, millest värvi sünteesiti) -kreeklaste uus esiletõus kohe peale mererahvaste sisserännet -Lefkandi- asula, mis on pidevalt olnud asustatud 2000-7000 eKr ning kus on mingist hetkest näha kalmetes kaubad, mis on iseloomulikud teistele piirkondadele