Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ther of the gods, fromwhom the chiefs claimeddescent. Thursday isThors day; Friday isFreyas day; and Tues-day is named for Tiw,the god of death. War was the chiefoccupation of thesetribes. It was con-sidered disgraceful toget anything by peace-ful industry that couldbe obtained by war;and they beheved thatthe warrior who fellwith his face to the foewas carried at once bythe Valkyries, or war-maidens, to the greathall of Woden to enjoyan eternity of fi
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ther of the gods, fromwhom the chiefs claimeddescent. Thursday isThors day; Friday isFreyas day; and Tues-day is named for Tiw,the god of death. War was the chiefoccupation of thesetribes. It was con-sidered disgraceful toget anything by peace-ful industry that couldbe obtained by war;and they beheved thatthe warrior who fellwith his face to the foewas carried at once bythe Valkyries, or war-maidens, to the greathall of Woden to enjoyan eternity of fightingand feasting in thecompany of heroes. 13. The Saxon kingdoms.—At first the Saxons weredivided into many tribes, each with its own territory-. TheSouth-Saxons lived in Sussex, the West-Saxons in Wessex,and the East-Saxons in Essex. The Jutes settled chieflyin Kent, and the Angles in Mercia, East Anglia andNorthumbria. These seven kingdoms were called the Hep-tarchy. These seven kingdoms were constantly engaged in astruggle for the master>; but at last, in 827, Egbert, kingof Weaaex, showed himself stronger than the rest, and one. 22 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [597 by one the others acknowledged hhn as overlord; that is,they paid tribute to him, and promised to obey if he calledupon them to help him fight. He took the title of Kingof the English, and, with a very few exceptions, everysovereign of England from that day to this has been adescendant of Egbert. 14. Christianity is preached in England.—The Britons hadknown something of Christianity long before this; but afterthe Saxons came, there was so little of it left in the countrythat people spoke of the island as a heathen land. Therewere Christians hidden away in the mountains of Wales;and in Ireland a zealous missionary, Saint Patrick, hadtold the Irish of Christianity, and they had flourishingchurches and famous schools, while England was worship-ping the heathen gods. England was not entirely for-saken, however, for fa
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