When we think about what life was like for women in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval periods, we often think of them as someone without a life or a say as to how to run their household. But even though the husband was the dominating partner in marriage, the wife held significant importance. The following will illustrate […]
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Since the 1980s, many significant archaeological discoveries have been made. While it may be too early to know exactly how each of these finds impact history, archaeologists have no doubts. Here is a list of the five main archaeological discoveries made since 1980. The Neanderthal genome In 2007, researchers from Leipzig discovered that Neanderthals inherited […]
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Cædmon is the earliest English poet known. Cædmon’s name is of Celtic orgin, more specifically from Proto-Welsh. Cædmon was an Anglo-Saxon herdsman. The field was attached to the double monastery of Strenæshalch, currently known as Whitby Abbey during the abbacy of Saint Hilda, from 657 to 680 AD. Cædmon was inept in the art of […]