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Anglo-Saxon Britain Blood Money Everyone in Anglo-Saxon society was worth a certain amount of money,depending on his or her rank.This was called wergild. If a person was killed,the killer had to pay the correct amount of wergild to the victim's family.

Who was in charge?

At first,the Anglo-Saxons lived in small family groups. Gradually,these groups grew larger and were ruled by war-chiefs or kings. By AD 800,the seven largest kingdoms in England were Northumbria,Mercia,East Anglia,Wessex,Essex,Sussex,and Kent. The kings regularly went to war with each other to try to take more control.

What would my childhood be like?

There were no schools in Anglo-Saxon times,and most children could not read or write.If you were a girl,your mother taught you the skills you needed to look after a house. For example,you learnt to cook,brew ale,and weave cloth. Fathers taught their boys different skills. Boys learnt to hunt,fish,fight with weapons,and plough a field. The sons of kings or rich thanes sometimes had tutors{private teachers} at home.