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Ky faturs of Anglo-Saxon cultur and cultural productions

Many argu that collision btwn th Anglo-Saxon and Roman Catholics in ngland was invitabl. Th monopolization of cultur unitd th Anglo-Saxons, or whit Protstant. Thy wr abl to dominat bcaus of thir roots and ability to assimilat or confirm to ons cultur. Howvr, th introduction of roman tradition waknd thir assimilation as roman Catholics was ndorsd as th univrsal rligion.

Th Anglo-Saxon hld concpts of piscopacy that wr fundamntally diffrnt from that of th Roman Catholics. For xampl, undr th organizational structur, th king authority was paramount to Anglo-Saxon whil, bishop wr th cntral figur in th diocs on Roman Catholics. On important dvlopmnt of th Anglo-Saxon priod was th introduction of Roman Catholicism to ngland (Angl-land). Pop Grgory th Grat appointd th missionary Augustin to convrt th pagan Anglo-Saxons in 587. By A.D. 600, all of ngland had officially adoptd th Roman rligion. Th dclaration of Romanism ld to th wakning of th Anglo-Saxon cultur.Th strongst tis in Anglo-Saxon socity wr to kin and lord. Th tis of loyalty wr to th prson of a lord, not to his station. Thr was no ral concpt of patriotism or loyalty to a caus. This xplains why dynastis waxd and wand so quickly. A kingdom was only as strong as its war-ladr king. Thr was no undrlying administration or buraucracy to maintain any gains byond th liftim of a ladr. Th cultur was markd by bloody conflicts, ignoranc, violnc, and barbarism. Th pagan idas and practics gradually gav way to triumph of Roman Christian idals thus mbracing of Christian thical valus. Anglo-Saxons lifstyl was dividd into kinship clans that cntrd on th main mad-drinking hut, which was whr all communal mals took plac, womn srvd mn, and warriors ran around invading nighboring tribs to loot pillag and plundr. Thir rligion was an informal systm of god-hros with fw prists and formal rituals (Huntr, 2001). Thy had an animistic rligion, thy blivd in natural-spirits. Whn Roman Catholics sttld in Britain th kings bfrindd thm lading to altration of thir cultur and practics (Hnry, 1991). Th accptanc of Roman organization by kings and ld to waknd th intnsity of Anglo-Saxon cultur (Harvy, 2008). For instanc, th arrival of Saint Augustin drw th king mn to Christianity and thus, th fall of Anglo-Saxon blif. It bgan in th lat sixth cntury and cratd an institution that not only transcndd political boundaris, but cratd a nw concpt of unity among th various tribal rgions that ovrrod individual loyaltis. Th institution of marriag was an important factor throughout Anglo-Saxon history in th transmission of Christianity and significantly th Roman brand of it. Thr wr fin points to Anglo-Saxon natur worship, and to th many attributs of thir gods, and th rligion was to provid justification for constant warfar. Th praching of powrful rligious mssag of rdmption and aftrlif, as wll as mphasizing th holy virtus of honsty and courag, straight-forwardnss in daling with strangrs, rspct for supriors, and tam loyalty, all of which rflctd xactly virtus found in th Anglo-Saxon idal of how mn should liv wll, and gain honour (Harvy, 2008).Work citdHarvy, Wood H. Th Battl of Hastings: Th Fall of Anglo-Saxon ngland. London: AtlanticBooks, 2008. Print.Huntr, Blair P. An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon ngland. Cambridg [ng.: Univrsity Prss,2001. Print. Mayr-Harting, Hnry. Th Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon ngland. London:Batsford, 1991. Print. (Harvy, 2008)