07-28-2006, 08:07 AM
IIRC, I saw something years ago that said the Anglo-Saxons settled in a different type of country from the Romano-Britons (I think one lot farmed the hilltops and the other the valleys, or something like that), so settlements and farms co-existed, rather than one destroying and replacing the other. But I can't cite any sources on that, I'm afraid.
Regarding war-gear, the earliest Anglo-Saxon helmets - the Benty Grange, Sutton Hoo and Northampton helmets - found in England are 7th century, which is rather too late for our discussion. But if you want to see them, they're all at http://www.missouri.edu/~rls555/SCA/res ... s/PVAH.htm
However, there seems to be no evidence that helmets and armour were widespread among the early Anglo-Saxons, and it's fairly likely they were worn only by the wealthy or noble.
There really hasn't been anything much from the early period found in England, so we really don't have much idea how they were equipped.
Regarding war-gear, the earliest Anglo-Saxon helmets - the Benty Grange, Sutton Hoo and Northampton helmets - found in England are 7th century, which is rather too late for our discussion. But if you want to see them, they're all at http://www.missouri.edu/~rls555/SCA/res ... s/PVAH.htm
However, there seems to be no evidence that helmets and armour were widespread among the early Anglo-Saxons, and it's fairly likely they were worn only by the wealthy or noble.
There really hasn't been anything much from the early period found in England, so we really don't have much idea how they were equipped.
"It is safer and more advantageous to overcome the enemy by planning and generalship than by sheer force"
The Strategikon of Emperor Maurice
Steven Lowe
Australia
The Strategikon of Emperor Maurice
Steven Lowe
Australia
