Anglo-Saxon Daily Life

To assist with teaching the period we have assembled a collection of resources based on a selection of themes. These pre-selected images have all been drawn from the Woruldhord, and therefore are available for reuse under those conditions. If using them, each image should be cited accordingly. Other themes: Churches, Jewellery, Sculpture, and Weapons.

This theme pack contains a selection of pictures of Anglo-Saxon Daily Life.

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• Whole set 'Anglo-Saxon Daily Life' (.zip file, 9.7MB)
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• Individual images
  1. Reconstructed Anglo-Saxon sunken hut, Bede’s World Nr. Jarrow. Image © Stuart Lee.
  2. Interior of a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon dwelling, Bede’s World Nr. Jarrow. Image © Stuart Lee.
  3. Anglo-Saxon Bucket, Croydon Museum No. M/1992/12.© Croydon Museum Service.
  4. Small Urn, c. 400-600. Croydon Museum No. M/1992/4.© Croydon Museum Service.
  5. Glass drinking-horn, 7th century. British Museum No. AN00029558_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  6. Pottery Vessel, 4th- 6th century. British Museum. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  7. Glass palm cup, 5th-6th century. British Museum No. AN00250057_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  8. Glass bowl, 7th century. British Museum No. AN00143121_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  9. Glass globular beaker, 7th century. British Museum No. AN00392427_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  10. Spouted Vessel, 10th century. British Museum No. AN00034864_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  11. Iron Lamp, 7th century, Clobb's Row. British Museum No. AN00272985_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  12. Antler comb, 10th-11th century. British Museum No. AN00484396_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  13. Bone Comb, 8th-9th century. Victoria and Albert Museum No. 2009CA7127_l. © V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
  14. Strap end, 5th-6th century. Croydon Museum No. M/1992/30. © Croydon Museum Service.
  15. Bronze tweezers, 5th-6th century. British Museum No. AN00725492_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  16. Anglo-Saxon needle. Croydon Museum No. M/1992/42. © Croydon Museum Service.
  17. Toilet Set, Frilford. Ashmolean Museum image No. 1886-1422. © University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum.
  18. Disc-head pin, 8th century. British Museum No. AN00148715_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  19. Sceat, 8th century, Ewelme, Oxfordshire. Image © David Janes.
  20. Bronze scales, 6th-7th century. British Museum No. AN00031832_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  21. Metalworker’s crucible from Exeter, 10th-11th century. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. © Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.
  22. Whetstone, 4th-6th century. British Museum No. AN00141599_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  23. Bone tools used in textile production from Exeter. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. © Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.
  24. Spindle-whorl, 7th-11th century. British Museum No. AN00472756_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  25. Iron bridle-bit, 6th-7th century. British Museum No. AN00173425_001_l. © Trustees of the British Museum.
  26. Stirrup, early 11th century. Ashmolean Museum No. AN1886.443&444. © University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum.
  27. Contents of a late Saxon pit from Goldsmith Street, Exeter. Royal Albert Memorial Museum. © Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery.
  28. Cremation Urn, Ashmolean Museum No. 1909-369. © University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum.