History-Superstitious The Saxons

This is my organizations about my second presentation. Hello, everyone? I'm Sherlock. Do you know who the Saxons are? Well, they are almost half of people England. But long time ago, when they called the Saxons, they were really cruel, strange people. First, I want to introduce their funeral. In the early days, before they became Christians, the Saxons would sometimes bury a servant with his or her dead master. The servant would then be able to serve the master in the afterlife. But the horrible historical fact is that the servant was often buried alive! The servant were thrown into the open grave, a heavy stone may have been thrown on top to keep them down and then they were covered with soil. Even dogs were sacrificed to go with their masters to the afterlife. If you are afraid your dead aunt would come and haunt you, here is a guideline. When early Saxons cremated a dead friend they would place a small window in the jar or urn. Then they would leave a small window in the jar. Why? So the spirit could come and go and not make trouble if it found its ashes trapped in a sealed container. Then they you should cut her head off... It'll be hard to haunt you without a head. Thirdly, you can put more than one person in a pot. She will be so busy gossiping to her powdered pal that she will forget to haunt you. Then you can give her jewellery or a sword. Then, you can burn crops to keep ghosts away. It is like using garlics to escape from vampires. When the Saxons first came to Britain they were 'pagans'- they worshipped German gods like Tiw, Woden, Thunor, Frigg. Although the Saxons later converted to being Christians they kept bits of their religion in their religious ceremonies. They were a mixture of Christian and pagan- maybe they believed the Cristian God and the pagan gods would work together for better effect! The Saxons watched out for signs for their weather forecasts- but signs didn't just foertell the weather. It's on the handout's page 4, so you can look at it. Ah, there's an interesting information about the Saxons. Did you ever knowed that some Saxon helmets had a wild pig on top? Of course I meant a little metal model. Why did the Saxon helmets have pigs on it? The pig was sacred to the god of peace. Next time you have a school test, why not try wearing a wild pig on your head? These informations are from the book Smasing Saxons, page 22 to 34. It's author is Terry Deary. This book published in 2007 by Scholastic Ltd. And also from www.wikipedia.org, some informations about the Saxons. Thnk you for listening, everyone.