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KS2 History Practice Test: Anglo Saxons - Religion — Flashcards

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Prior to the conversion to Christianity, Anglo Saxon religion was the pagan beliefs shared by the Germanic tribes. Their belief system was closely related to the Old Norse religion. They shared many gods, although they often went by different names. The Norse Odin was called Woden in England and the Norse Tyr was called Tiw. It was around the 7th and 8th centuries that the Anglo Saxons conversion to Christianity took place. After this churches and monasteries sprung up across the country.

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