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Anglo-Saxon Culture


            
            
             The Anglo-Saxon people had somewhat of a modern day culture. Cooking was by fare bares the most resemblance to the United States Culture today. The Anglo-Saxons grew grains such as wheat, barley, oats and rye, and a large quantity of vegetables that include peas, beans, carrots, wild cabbages and wild parsnips. There quality however was not similar to there modern day counterparts. Even though they where smaller in size and offered lesser taste, most of the crops grew with poisonous weeds that would make the consumer ill. In addition, cooking was not a major deal in the Anglo-Saxon culture since other tasked required more time. Meals that could be prepared the quickest were mostly cooked. .
             The art of music was rather strange for the Anglo Saxons, it was viewed as entertainment, a danger, and science. Musicians were both valued and mistrusted for their skills; they could assist in digestion, or exert an unhealthy control over the emotions. Musicians could be compared to a renaissance man because they were expected to do a great deal of things. The educated were taught the philosophy of music, and the fundamentals of musical performance. Through the practice of their science, musicians could cure depressed people, or carry the listener beyond the area of reason.
             To the Anglo-Saxon culture, Feasts were a display of prestige to impress political allies and to keep power over the lower class. Feasts were also common on holidays and during an alliance with another lord. Feasts were not exclusive to the upper classes, often large spreads were put out for the laboring peasants at harvest time by their rulers. The feast was an act of hospitality, and played an enormous role in the Anglo-Saxons culture. Laws were put into place that prohibited harming any guest of the feast. One example is 'thelberht of Kent who sent out a list of laws that includes a fine of 50 shillings for the injury of any of his guests at court.


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