Saxons Collection (#3)

Comic Early English History: Rowena, Hengist, Vortigern (colour litho)
5999170 Comic Early English History: Rowena, Hengist, Vortigern (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rowena, Hengist, Vortigern)

Battle of Rhuddlan Marsh, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving)
955596 Battle of Rhuddlan Marsh, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Morfa Rhuddlan, 796)

King Egbert (colour litho)
3642163 King Egbert (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Egbert. Illustration for one of a series of postcards depicting the kings)

Charlemagne orders the felling of the Irmensaule, sacred oak tree of the Saxons, 772 (engraving)
3647198 Charlemagne orders the felling of the Irmensaule, sacred oak tree of the Saxons, 772 (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Arthur defends his homeland of Wales (chromolitho)
735726 King Arthur defends his homeland of Wales (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Arthur defends his homeland of Wales)

Arrival of Napoleon among the Bavarians and Saxons (colour litho)
725911 Arrival of Napoleon among the Bavarians and Saxons (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Norman Barons waylaying Travelers (engraving)
727864 Norman Barons waylaying Travelers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norman Barons waylaying Travelers)

Egfrid entreating St. Cuthbert, illustration from The Church of England
STC393347 Egfrid entreating St. Cuthbert, illustration from The Church of England: A History for the People by H.D.M. Spence-Jones, pub

Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva, illustration from The Church of England
STC393319 Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva, illustration from The Church of England: A History for the People by H.D.M. Spence-Jones, pub

St. Augustine before Ethelbert, engraved by A. Smith, illustration from David Hume
STC429640 St. Augustine before Ethelbert, engraved by A. Smith, illustration from David Humes The History of England, pub. by R

King Edgar rowed by eight Kings on the River Dee, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving)
955597 King Edgar rowed by eight Kings on the River Dee, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saxon Noble receiving stranger guests in his hall (engraving)
973418 Saxon Noble receiving stranger guests in his hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxon Noble receiving stranger guests in his hall)

449 AD, Time of landing of the Saxons (chromolitho)
958387 449 AD, Time of landing of the Saxons (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 449 AD, Time of landing of the Saxons)

Alfred inciting the Saxons to prevent the Landing of the Danes (engraving)
1096012 Alfred inciting the Saxons to prevent the Landing of the Danes (engraving) by Watts, George Frederick (1817-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Edgar (from Cotton MS) (engraving)
619694 King Edgar (from Cotton MS) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edgar I (943-975), the Peaceful or Peaceable

King Ethelbert and the Saxons converted to Christianity by St Augustine (engraving)
5220757 King Ethelbert and the Saxons converted to Christianity by St Augustine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Idols of the Saxons, Tuisco (engraving)
6001100 Idols of the Saxons, Tuisco (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idols of the Saxons, Tuisco)

Sub-officer in the Chevau-leger of Saxony, Regiment of Prince Clement (engraving)
957896 Sub-officer in the Chevau-leger of Saxony, Regiment of Prince Clement (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sub-officer in the Chevau-leger of Saxony)

Treaty of Hengist and Horsa with Vortigern AD 600 (litho)
956207 Treaty of Hengist and Horsa with Vortigern AD 600 (litho) by Zier, Francois Edouard (1856-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Disciple of the liquid religion practised by the saxon (engraving)
1090774 A Disciple of the liquid religion practised by the saxon (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Preaching the Gospel to the Saxons (engraving)
3626272 Preaching the Gospel to the Saxons (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preaching the Gospel to the Saxons)

The baptism of the Saxon chieftain Widukind, 785 (engraving)
3647228 The baptism of the Saxon chieftain Widukind, 785 (engraving) by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: The baptism of the Saxon chieftain Widukind, 785)

King Edmund (colour litho)
3642155 King Edmund (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Edmund. Illustration for one of a series of postcards depicting the kings)

Berinus Converting the Saxons to Christianity (engraving)
3630902 Berinus Converting the Saxons to Christianity (engraving) by Wale, Samuel (1721-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berinus Converting the Saxons to Christianity)

Saxon Ships (engraving)
3634699 Saxon Ships (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxon Ships. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1873. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Saxons doing Homage to Cerdic (engraving)
3634261 Saxons doing Homage to Cerdic (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxons doing Homage to Cerdic)

Stonehenge - Bronze Age stone circle said, in folklore, to have been erected in the reign of Aurelius Ambrosius, 490
660461 Stonehenge - Bronze Age stone circle said, in folklore, to have been erected in the reign of Aurelius Ambrosius, 490, to commemorate the defeat of the Britains by Hengist

Defeat of the Saxons by King Arthur (engraving)
655257 Defeat of the Saxons by King Arthur (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Defeat of the Saxons by King Arthur)

Charlemagne causing the Saxons to be baptised in the Wester (engraving)
653988 Charlemagne causing the Saxons to be baptised in the Wester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle of Hastings (litho)
STC428391 The Battle of Hastings (litho) by Loutherbourg, Philippe de (1740-1812) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Hastings (14th October)

Canute on the river Nene listening to the choir of Ely Minster, engraved by F
STC418702 Canute on the river Nene listening to the choir of Ely Minster, engraved by F. Wentworth (engraving) by Thomas, William Cave (c.1820-96); Private Collection; (add.info)

Witikind calls his Saxons to Arms (engraving)
727854 Witikind calls his Saxons to Arms (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Witikind calls his Saxons to Arms)

St. Augustine preaching to Ethelbert, illustration from A History of England
STC373470 St. Augustine preaching to Ethelbert, illustration from A History of England by C.R.L. Fletcher and Rudyard Kipling, 1911 (litho) by Ford

White Horse of the Saxon
LLM461328 White Horse of the Saxon by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: White Horse of the Saxon)

Earl Godwin sails under London Bridge in 1052, to join his son Harold with 9 ships
STC293115 Earl Godwin sails under London Bridge in 1052, to join his son Harold with 9 ships from Ireland, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

The Battle of Maldon, 991, illustration from Hutchinson
STC293108 The Battle of Maldon, 991, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the Anglo-Saxons)

Comic Early English History: Saxons (colour litho)
5999176 Comic Early English History: Saxons (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxons)

The death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, from A Chronicle of England BC 55
984729 The death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub. London, 1863 (colour litho) by Doyle

Saxon raids on the coast (engraving)
969031 Saxon raids on the coast (engraving) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxon raids on the coast)

The Coronation of Harold Harefoot, 1036 (colour litho)
3093978 The Coronation of Harold Harefoot, 1036 (colour litho) by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coronation of Harold Harefoot, 1036)

Saint Austin a Benedictine Monk first preaching to the Saxons in Kent in the Year 597 (engraving)
1108000 Saint Austin a Benedictine Monk first preaching to the Saxons in Kent in the Year 597 (engraving) by English School

The Death of Tewdric, King of Gwent, at the Moment of Victory over the Saxons, by J E Thomas (engraving)
1096370 The Death of Tewdric, King of Gwent, at the Moment of Victory over the Saxons, by J E Thomas (engraving) by English School

The Saxon Idea of Heaven (engraving)
1090766 The Saxon Idea of Heaven (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Saxon Idea of Heaven)

Anglo-Saxons: short tunic with girdle & short vertical slit from the neck, short tunic with side vents & broad embroidered border. N.B forked beards. Date: 10th & 11th century

WITTEKIND SUBMITS
Wittekind (variously spelt), leader of the Saxons, submits to Charlemagne and is baptised at Attigny. Date: 777

Costume - King Edgar 966
Anglo-Saxons. King: red tunic, blue mantle with gold border fastened with a brooch & leg bandages. Youth: embroidered tunic, red mantle, criss-cross leg bandages. Date: 966

SACRED OAK DESTROYED
Charlemagne destroys the sacred oak of the Saxons, a symbolic act to show the populace that henceforth they are subject to the Holy Roman Empire Date: circa 785

Reigate and Banstead KT20 6 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Reigate and Banstead KT20 6

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The Saxons, a resilient and influential group of people, played a significant role in shaping the history of Britain. The Bayeux Tapestry, an iconic artifact portraying the Norman Conquest, vividly depicts their encounters with other civilizations. In scenes like the Battle of Hastings, this masterpiece showcases their bravery and determination. Dating back to 597 AD, when Pope Gregory I sent missionaries to convert Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity, the Saxons witnessed great transformations within their society. A map from that era reveals how they inhabited different regions across Britain. One notable Saxon figure was King Alfred the Great who ruled over the West Saxons during turbulent times. His commitment to education is exemplified by depictions of him reading intently in historical artwork. Alfred's reign marked a turning point for his people as he successfully defended against Viking invasions and fostered cultural advancements. They were not only warriors but also had a rich social life. Paintings such as "Saxon Ladies" by Strutt portray elegant women dressed in elaborate garments while "Anglo-Saxon Men Pl. XIX" captures their masculine strength and attire. Another prominent Saxon king was Egbert who reigned over Wessex from 802 until 839 AD. Known for his political prowess and leadership skills, King Egbert left an indelible mark on Saxon history. Even though they faced challenges throughout their existence, including conflicts with Vikings like Canute depicted in engravings by G. Noble or battles like those shown at Hastings on the Bayeux Tapestry; it is undeniable that they have left an enduring legacy on British culture and heritage. Whether through art or historical accounts, we can appreciate how these remarkable individuals shaped Britain's past. From kings like Alfred the Great and Egbert to ordinary men and women captured in paintings or tapestries; each contributed to building a vibrant civilization that continues to influence us today.