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WHAT THE ANGLO-SAXONS DO WITH THEIR DEAD?

Find out what the Anglo-Saxons did with their dead and continue your journey

The Anglo-Saxons usually placed their dead relatives in cemeteries. Some Anglo-Saxons buried the whole body as we do today and others cremated the body and then buried it.

Click to discover Anglo-Saxon burial (drawing by Daniel)
Click to discover about Anglo-Saxon cremation (drawing by Sarah)

Anglo-Saxon Burial

Anglo-Saxon Cremation

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