Museum of Liverpool’s Invaders – Anglo-Saxons and Vikings Workshop
About
Get ready to discover the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in this hands-on workshop. Pupils have the opportunity to examine and handle replica objects that have been made in the same way as the originals. Using their powers of deduction, pupils will become junior museum archaeologists to discover what the objects reveal about the people who lived in Britain more than 1000 years ago.
This workshop, which was previously at World Museum, is now held at the Museum of Liverpool.
This workshop is available in the spring and summer terms.
The workshop will look at four main topics:
- Daily life: Pupils match a selection of objects to everyday Viking or Anglo-Saxon tasks eg a tallow lamp with lighting the home; a bone needle with sewing or working with leather; a coin with trading; wooden and pottery bowls with eating.
- Clues from the grave: A chance to imagine yourself at the site of an archaeological dig where we have unearthed an Anglo-Saxon or Viking burial. What has survived from the past, what has not, and why? Think like a scientist to identify the different materials present, what objects they represent, and what they can tell us about their life.
- What would you wear? Weaving, weapons, and armour: How would you have dressed in an Anglo-Saxon or Viking community? And where would you have got your clothing from? Have a go at some weaving and think more closely about the skills and time needed for things we take for granted! Also, feel the weight of our replica chain mail, helmet, and sword.
- Local language and place names: Both the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons are still around today in a lot of the words we use every day. Discover more about our local area and the secrets in our place names, as well as have a go at writing in runes!
Key info
We regularly check that the costs and information are the latest and most up-to-date. However, please contact us directly if you need any further information or have a particular question. Unless specified otherwise, all prices include VAT.
