Government

The economic and political forces of the Anglo-Saxon period and on the other hand is established habits and values of collectivity and supportive association. The processwas crystllized by grants of powers leading in the direction of certain measure of governmental autonomy.

Anglo Saxon soceity was centered by families and clans. They were mainly warriors. For punishment, Saxons chopped off hands and noses and if someone killed a Saxon, he had to pay money called wergild, the amount varying according to the social rank of the victim.  Saxons have many lords. A Lord's life lived on a main retangular hall surrounded by buildings. Society was divided into serveral classes. First, was the king, the top class, king was a war leader. Second class, below the king, was a freemen. Freemen has 2 classes, first, upper class and second is lower class. The lowest rank was slaves. Slaves was one of the most population in the Saxon society.

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