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Anglo- Saxon Kingdoms.  It consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927 when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Athelstan  (r. 927–939). It became part of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great,  a personal union between England, Denmark,  and Norway  in the 11th century. Anglo-Saxon history begins during the period of Sub-Roman Britain  following the end of Roman control and traces the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms  in the 5th and 6th centuries (conventionally identified as seven main kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex).   Saxons formed their kingdoms Wessex, Essex, and Sussex, in the south of the Tamesis River.  Anglos established three reigns: East Anglia, Northumbria, and Mercia. The kingdom of Kent was founded by the Jutes. 

ANGLES -   Goddess: Nerthus, or Mother Earth Picture of the goddess Nerthus. -    Homeland: Angulus (traditionally identified as Angeln) - Settlement: in large numbers in what later became the kingdoms of  Mercia, Northumbria   East and Middle Anglia. -    Language: similar to the Frisian language           JUTES -   Homeland: Jutland Peninsula -    Settlement: in Kent, the Isle of Wight, and parts of Hampshire        Map of  Kent.                                    Map of the Isle of Wight -     Language: unknown but it is guessed that they spoke some traditional Germanic form of    Runic alphabet.       SAXONS         - Homeland: Old Saxony Map of the Old Saxo...

          ANGLO-SAXONS CHRISTIANITY The Anglo-Saxons believed in many gods and had many superstitions.   The king of the Anglo-Saxon gods was Woden, a German version of the Scandinavian god Odín, who had two pet wolves and a horse with eight legs. Other gods were Thunor, god of thunder; Frige, goddess of love; and Tiw, god of war. These four Anglo-Saxon gods gave their names to the days of the week. Tiw became Tuesday, Woden - Wednesday, Thunor - Thursday and Frige - Friday. Anglo-Saxons were superstitious and believed in lucky charms. MONASTERIES In AD597 the Pope in Rome decided it was time the Anglo-Saxons in Britain heard about Christianity. He sent a monk called Augustine to persuade the king to become a Christian. Monasteries were centres of learning. Monasteries were the only schools in Anglo-Saxon England. GRAVES When Anglo-Saxons died, their bodies were either cremated or buried in a grave. Men's graves inclu...