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Ship and tumulus (tomb) burials were described in the Beowulf epic
Customs & Traditions
Rites of Passage
● Birth, Marriage, Death
● Blot
● Symbel
● Húsel
Birth Freya
● Frigg and Freya
1. The Opening
2. The Naming
3. The Closing
Marriage
● Buried
● Size of burial mound indicates status
● Buried with Treasures
○ To show status
○ Memorialize objects person liked while alive
○ For use in afterlife
Alliances
Political Trade
● “New” Scandinavian nobles ● Coin circulation
● Swapping of sons ○ Sceattas helpful with forgein
● Dynastic marriages.
trade
● Angles, Saxons, and Jutes joined
military power of Vortigern (Briton) ● Expansion of overseas trade
● Treaty between East Anglia and
West Saxons
Combat
● Axe and sword: duels
● Seax: fighting by groups
● Helmet
● Mail shirt
● Shield
● Spear
● Angon