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Anglo-Saxon paganism, sometimes termed Anglo-Saxon heathenism, Anglo-Saxon pre-Christian religion, or Anglo-Saxon traditional religion, refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Anglo-Saxons between the 5th and 8th centuries AD, during the initial period of Early Medieval England.
Anglo-Saxon religion may refer to : Anglo-Saxon paganism. Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Anglo-Saxon mission in the Frankish Empire in the 8th century. Anglicanism. Revival of Anglo-Saxon polytheism as part of Heathenry (new religious movement) Category: Disambiguation pages.
Anglo-Saxon mythology refers to the Migration Period Germanic paganism practiced by the English peoples in 5th to 7th century England before conversion to Christianity. Origins and history.
Kirkharle. Lacnunga. List of Anglo-Saxon deities. Magic in Anglo-Saxon England. Mōdraniht. Neorxnawang. Oslac. Religion in Mercia. Rings in early Germanic cultures. Rune poem. Scop. Solomon and Saturn. Spong Hill. Sutton Hoo. Symbel. Thundersley. Thursley.
The Anglo-Saxon period was dominated by two separate religious traditions, the polytheistic Anglo-Saxon paganism and then the monotheistic Anglo-Saxon Christianity, both of which left their influences on the magical practices of the time.
In early Anglo-Saxon England, non-stop religious development meant paganism and Christianity were never completely separate. Arthur Weston wrote that, "When Gregory the Great was taking steps for the conversion of the heathen Saxons, he is said to have warned his missionaries not to interfere with any traditional belief or religious observance ...
