Quarry hill coffins

FarnleyBloke · Post by **FarnleyBloke** » Wed 22 Aug, 2007 11:44 am

I hate to spoil things for everyone but the Saxons were down south. The Angles were the dominant Germanic tribe in the north of England.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Wed 22 Aug, 2007 12:24 pm

sorry to burst your bubble,but there are many saxon name places in yorkshire,and trade at this time was well established.my family seat is padside hall,at padside with thornthwaite,near the ancient borough of wigglesworth,which is yet another saxon name,meaning warrior of the field.and when the venerable bede wrote his anglo saxon chronicles,he wrote of the saxons as contempory news.being that he was living on lindisfarne at the time,leaves only one question;how far north do you want the saxons to come before they stop being in the south?

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 1:03 am

Sorry FB, take a look here!http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.ne ... %20FOR%20L

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 2:40 am

Gonna sit on the fence with this one guys and girls! Just because it was ginericaly known as the Anglo-Saxon era, it dosn't mean they were actual Saxon people or Saxon style burials! For example in the earliest Roman occupation ther were still Britons wandering around doing there own thing but it was known as the Roman era! Get my drift??

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 3:36 am

Of course, it goes without saying that not everyone was angle or saxon. However, they were the dominant race. Briton, at the time was part celts, parts romano, part Anglo Saxon. Plus a few other races chucked into the mix. Take a look here {urlhttp://www.oldtykes.co.uk/viking.htm[/url]Saxon evidence around Leeds.

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 3:45 am

You got it simonm!! Don't forget also that there were different religions too! such as Paganism for a start, all having there own burial rituals!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 3:47 am

Aye, but the christian faith was the dominant religion by then, due to the latter Roman occupation bringing it in!!

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 3:56 am

True! But as is still true today they still existed although weaker faiths! Would love to get some professional input on this! as to the possibilities! Carbon dating of the remains would give an almost exact year and therfore be able to say who was dominant in Leeds at the time!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 4:17 am

Aye. Love archeology myself and the chance to learn more about the far past of our local area! Hopefully an "expert" will take pity on us and give a good account of such times. Not holding my breath though... lol

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Thu 23 Aug, 2007 4:28 am

Agreed! here's hoping!!!