Assignment 1 - Map

ANGLO SAXON GODS


Wodensdaeg - Woden's Day


Wodensdaeg or Wednesday as we now call it is Woden's day. Woden was the Anglo-Saxon (English) God of Wisdom and War. Woden constantly had the protection of Geri and Freki, his loyal Wolves.

Anglo-Saxon God Woden

http://www.uepengland.com/bbs/index.php/page/white-wolf

Quite a nice image of a saxon weilding a wepon

http://www.theeurth.com/lords54/images/dhu_mightyanvil.gif

another image of a god-like character

http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/Proj2004A1/warrior2.JPG

With this in mind my sketches have produced

An Anglo-Saxon God type figure, to be used casting the land Asunder

Comments on the image being too clean, and flat ...

I've lifted the land to make the image more 3 dimentional and give it more depth

Anglo Saxon Maps

Looking at the Origins of the name of the city has brought me to Anglo Saxon maps.


And from the British Library http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/unvbrit/a/001cottibb00005u00056v00.html  :-

    

The 'Anglo-Saxon world map' contains the earliest known, relatively realistic depiction of the British Isles. It was created, probably at Canterbury, between 1025 and 1050 but is probably ultimately based on a model dating from Roman times. This showed the provinces of the Roman empire, of which 'Britannia' (England) was one. The map was revised and updated in about 800 and again in about 1000. New information was added but at each stage errors and misunderstandings occurred in the copying process.

Like most early maps, this one has East at the top. Nevertheless the British Isles (bottom left) are immediately recognisable and the Orkneys, the Scillies, the Channel Islands and the isles of Man and of Wight are shown. The tortuous shape of Scotland is particularly well drawn. London, the Saxon capital of Winchester and Dublin are indicated using Roman-style town symbols. The size of the Cornish peninsula is exaggerated, probably reflecting the importance of its copper and tin mines in the ancient world. Most tantalising of all is what appears to be two fighting figures in the peninsula. Could they refer to the conflict between the Saxons and the native Britons in the centuries following the departure of the Romans early in the fifth century, which gave rise to the legend of King Arthur?

Detail from the map of Britain, spun round to show how we look at the world today!

A BIT MORE HISTORY

From http://www.visitsunderland.com website

History

From its earliest foundations in Anglo-Saxon times, Sunderland has grown and prospered on the banks of the River Wear. The city's history and culture were formed by its connection to the sea and by the industry and endeavour of its people.

The city's emergence as a focus for learning and industry began in Anglo-Saxon times, when the nobleman Benedict Biscop - recently named as Sunderland's patron saint - established a European centre of learning at the twin monastic settlement of St Peter's and St Paul's. It was here that the Venerable Bede wrote the first history of England, the art of glass-making was introduced to the UK, and where the renowned Saxon Bible, the Codex Amiatinus, was produced. By the year 1500, Sunderland was one of the wealthiest towns in England and to this day it is still the largest city by population between Leeds and Edinburgh.

St. Peter's Church - Candidate World Heritage Site 2011

The Anglo-Saxon church of St Peter's at Monkwearmouth is one of the UK's first stone built churches. Built in 674AD, the tower and west wall are original Saxon features and the church also has on display fragments of the oldest stained glass in the country, made by 7th Century European craftsmen.

St Peter's Church in Sunderland and St Paul's Church in Jarrow  are part of the twin Anglo-Saxon monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow, which will be the UK’s nomination for World Heritage Site status in 2011.

The 7^th-century creation of Benedict Biscop, a Northumbrian nobleman inspired by 6 journeys across Europe to Rome, it became one of the most influential institutions in the western world, contributing to learning, creativity and culture. The twin monastery was centred on St Peter’s Church, Wearmouth, in Sunderland and St Paul’s Church, Jarrow.

Remarkably, parts of the original buildings survive today, and archaeology has revealed a rich cultural heritage, including the largest collection of 7^th-century window glass in Europe. It produced the Venerable Bede, Europe’s greatest 8th century scholar. Amongst his many achievements, Bede’s writings, on every subject studied in his day, quickly became key to European learning and have been in continuous use ever since. These included the first history of the English, using the term ‘English’ two centuries before a united England, and works on science and the calendar which set the basis for the Easter calculation still used today.

 

Wearmouth-Jarrow's outstanding universal value lies in its influence on learning, its part in the emergence of European identity, the survival of original fabric, and as the home of one of scholarship's original giants – Bede. This combination of survival is unparalleled North of the Alps.

Other World Heritage Sites regionally, nationally and internationally include Durham Castle and Cathedral, Stonehenge, the Grand Canyon, the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and the Sydney Opera House.

MAPS

Assignment one is to create a map of the city.


So, I'm looking at the boundaries of the city now
http://www.lgbce.org.uk

This site has been helpful with boundaries of modern wards of Sunderland






Historical styles of maps, colour is used to show different areas.

http://prints-4-u.com/store/images/b300/B3251898160.jpg

mapquests images are useful too

and

http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kroch/courses/lx310/Maps/GB_Maps02.jpg

ASUNDER-LAND

I have found out that the name Sunderland comes from

'ASUNDER-LAND'
Literally a land torn assunder


Sunderland is on the North East coastline of England, it spans the River Wear which flows directly into the North Sea.


on his website
http://www.localhistories.org/sunderland.html
Tim Lambert states


'Sunderland was once asunder-land that is land cut asunder, separated or put to one side.' 


and the Masonic Lodge website
http://www.sunderlandlodge.co.uk/page_1266967782787.html
believes it to be due to the River Wear which flows to the North Sea in the now city

when you look at the photo above and walk through the bustling city it's hard to believe it was once a tiny landing with around 30 houses for fishermen. 

INDUSTRY IN SUNDERLAND

The better quality coal from the Offerton pit was exported to London and East Anglia, and Bowes Quay was built for this. Soon Sunderland became famous for exporting coal. Second to Newcastle, but exports of coal and salt grew rapidly.

By the 17th Century there was an industry for making lime for fertiliser and building, alum and copperas were exported for dyeing, and the glass making industry had begun. The population from this time grew from 1,500 to around 5,000 by 1700.

The town was starting to thrive, piers were built on the Wear

Wearmouth bridge was built by 1796

The Shipbuilding industry boomed helped by the Napoleonic war

as well as ropemaking.

            

SUNDERLAND

SUNDERLAND

A Brief History

Sunderland's timeline goes all the way back to 1100, and was made a town in 1154. The population remained small through the middle ages. In 1348-49 like most towns in England suffered from The Black Death and around half the population died.

In the 14th century salt was being made from sea water in Panns Bank by Robert Bowes and John Smith, who owned their own coal pit at Offerton. Shipbuilding also began then, but still it remained a small town, being described in 1565 as 'a fishing town and landing place which has 30 householders and is governed by Robert Bowes and the Bishop of Durham and ships and boats are loaded and unloaded but there are neither ships nor boats (belonging to the town) and only 7 fish cobbles that belong to the town occupying 20 fishermen.

This town is in great decay of building and inhabitants'.

UP AND RUNNING!!!!!!

Well, here we go!


ME...


BLOGGING...


ACTUALLY BLOGGING!!!!


Gonna start with some research on Sunderland, and will get back asap