What does this tell us about the Anglo-Saxons?
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Square-headed brooche drawn by Lydia age 8

Drawing by Lydia age 8 and writing by Pheobe age 7

This brooch can tell us about Anglo-Saxon clothes but it can also tell us something about Anglo-Saxon beliefs. Anglo-Saxon jewellery is often decorated with animal figures and faces. These appear to have been important images. These images may have related to Anglo-Saxon gods and myths. People appear to have thought it important to wear these images and it may have told other people what gods they believed in - just like a cross which is worn by some Christians.

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