Video summary
Life in Anglo-Saxon Britain is shown through the eyes of a typical family.
One of the children is sick, and this is used as a means to explore the different approaches to medicine and medical care in Saxon times.
Which one of them is responsible for curing the sick child?
The epic tale of Beowulf is used to illustrate Anglo-Saxon beliefs and their love of stories.
This is from the series: The Story of Britain
Teacher Notes
Could be used to introduce the Anglo-Saxons and to start discussions on life and medicine during that period.
What did Anglo-Saxons do when they were ill? What did they think caused illness?
Students could be asked to list all the ways Anglo-Saxons treated sick people, using the clip.
Are there any methods we still use today? Which method did the Anglo-Saxon family think cured their son?
Which method do you think cured their son? How effective do you think Anglo-Saxon medicine was?
This clip will be suitable for teaching History at KS2 in England, KS1 and KS2 in Northern Ireland.
Also Early 1st and 2nd Level in Scotland.
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