#anglian

[thesilicontribesman]

The Kingston Anglo-Saxon Brooch, The World Museum, Liverpool

[rvexillology]

Greater Anglian Union

from /r/vexillology Top comment: Based on this design for the Saxon kingdoms of England: https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/kl0zz9/a_flag_for_the_kingdom_of_great_sex/ This flag uses the Mercian and East Anglian flags, and incorporates the parts of northern England by making the flag a little more Nordic, as seen in the flag of Yorkshire West Riding for example.

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[thesilicontribesman]

The Anglian Ormside Bowl, Silver, Copper Alloy and Glass, 750 to 900 CE, The Yorkshire Museum, York

The first Viking visits to Britain were to Northumbria. They were tempted by the wealth of its monasteries which boasted rich and poorly defended treasuries. Viking raids were violent and bloody, and the plunder taken during them plentiful.

Most plundered wealth was used as bullion or melted down and recycled, but some pieces were clearly treasured. This beautiful bowl decorated with fantastical beasts and religious scenes was made and used by monks in a Northumbrian monastery. It was later transformed into a drinking cup before being buried in the grave of a Viking man.

[thesilicontribesman]

Anglian Silver and Niello Strap-Ends, 800 to 925 CE, Upper Poppleton, North Yorkshire, The Yorkshire Museum, York

Intricate, intertwining patterns incorporating animals and plants were popular decorations on jewellery and accessories like strap-ends which embellished drab clothing. Minute and elaborate designs demanded time and skill to make, and emphasised the wealth and status of their fashion-conscious wearers.

[thesilicontribesman]

Anglian Glass and Amber Beads, 600 to 800 CE, The Yorkshire Museum, York

[thesilicontribesman]

Anglian Trial Carving Work On Bone, 800 to 925 CE, The Yorkshire Museum, York

Intricate, intertwining patterns incorporating animals and plants were popular decorations on jewellery and accessories like strap-ends which embellished drab clothing. Minute and elaborate designs demanded time and skill to make, and emphasised the wealth and status of their fashion- conscious wearers. Scraps of bone were used like an artist's sketchbook to develop and practice patterns before committing them to more expensive materials.

[thesilicontribesman]

The Anglian Gilling Sword, Iron and Silver, Gilling West, North Yorkshire, 800 to 900 CE, The Yorkshire Museum, York