Anglo Saxon topic Aibu??

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Sorry if I sound really silly here. I just have no idea how to help ds year 4 spark any interest whatsoever in this topic. He is really down about school in general. Does anyone have any bright ideas??

Has he watched the Horrible Histories episodes about the Anglo Saxons?

Alfred and the cakes? Nice story and you could visit the statue/bake
Ethelred the Unready? Comedy value of the name - reuse it in daily life if someone is disorganised

If you are near Oxford, go and see the Alfred jewel in the Ashmolean too

Where about are you? Lots of sites to visit. Some have reconstructed villages.

DS just did this at school.
Definitely didn’t find his sisters one from 3 years ago and recycle most of that - oh no!
The bits that DS likes Best was building a ship and making oat biscuits

When I saw the title, I thought you were suggesting this as a new topic for Mumsnet.

Where abouts in the country are you?

Is DS about 8 years old? Get a copy of the poem The Battle of Maldon in translation and read it together.

If he is the type to be excited by heroes and adventures, the Sutton Hoo ship burial, perhaps with a bit of Beowulf and dragon fighting.

If he is more the quiet type, then Alfred encouraging people to learn to read and write- the story of him learning to read because his mother promised a beautiful manuscript to whichever sibling learnt first, the Alfred Jewel (one of many) intended to encourage literacy.

Reconstructed villages always good.

When I saw the title, I thought you were suggesting this as a new topic for Mumsnet.

So did I. I thought I had found some people I could really enjoy talking to.

Oh well.

Whereabouts in the country are you OP? I might have some ideas for you.

Yes, I brightened up when I thought it was a suggestion for a new topic board!

There is a Michael Morpurgo version of Beowulf which would be worth getting.

A weekend in Suffolk would get you to West Stow Anglo Saxon village and Sutton Hoo.

My yr5/6 class loved Beowulf and all its gore!

Not sure it counts a Anglo Saxon, but I do recall my boys discovering a sudden love for history after discovering King Edmund was stabbed up the bum while doing a poo

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/who_were_the_anglo-saxons/teachers_resources.shtml

www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/ks2-history-of-britain/early-british-history-british-history-history-subjects-key-stage-2/ks2-anglo-saxons

There’s the film version of Beowulf, all monsters and heroes, written by Neil Gaiman with terrific animation.

There are Anglo-Saxon riddles, which are kind of amusing, if he likes puzzles.

1066 and All That is a fun read.

Not sure it counts a Anglo Saxon, but I do recall my boys discovering a sudden love for history after discovering King Edmund was stabbed up the bum while doing a poo

@CaptainButtock, Like others, I had misunderstood the title and had popped in to say 'er... not sure we need a topic on the Anglo Saxons on Mumsnet do we?' But you've just convinced me! ;-) What a way to go.

1066 And All That is dangerous, though. I still have to think hard to make sure I don't say "Magna Charter" (though I have never confused sausages and hostages) and I always have to examine what I think I know about the kings and queens of England.

Not sure it counts a Anglo Saxon, but I do recall my boys discovering a sudden love for history after discovering King Edmund was stabbed up the bum while doing a poo

Sorry to be pedantic but that was King Edward II - a Plantagenet.

Ha! Thought this would be a Brexit/Ukip rant so came armed with my trusty sword ... not required I'm happy to say

I was expecting a thread of AIBU from Anglo-Saxons, a bit like when people post pretending to be their baby or cat!

AIBU everyone keeps blaming me for burning the cakes, surely I have enough to think about...