History of Medieval England - Thursday 6th Period: Discussion 2: Dark Ages Britain

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

All right. So we touched briefly on King Arthur of gloriously fake memory, Alfred the Great who actually lived, and Anglo-Saxon Britain. Now it's time to talk.

Your homework, which should sound familiar already is to select a topic from your readings and cut and paste give me at least 100 words. Ready, steady, go.

[[OOC: OCD threads are up, go ahead.]]

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Re: DISCUSSION Topic 4: Religion and Learning in Anglo-Saxon Britain

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I was interested that they were actively trying to convert people without killing too many, but by subverting their own religion. Taking over their churches, and their holidays, re-naming saints... Within a generation or two in an area, some of the people wouldn't know the difference. But those that remembered, I'd expect, would be fairly disturbed. I can't decide if it was a smart approach or not, but I guess it worked, so...."