The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Landscaping

The Influence of the Norman Invasion on Anglo Saxon Landscaping Influence Norman Invasion Anglo Saxon Landscaping 63588551.jpg

The introduction of the Normans in the later half of the eleventh century significantly modified The Anglo-Saxon ways of living. The Normans were better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. However, there was no time for home life, domesticated design, and decoration until the Normans had overcome the whole region. Castles were more basic constructions and often built on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, commonly located in the widest, most fertile hollows. The sterile fortresses did not provide for the quiet avocation of farming. The finest specimen of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent presently is Berkeley Castle. The keep is said to date from William the Conqueror's time period. As a method of deterring assailants from tunneling underneath the walls, an immense terrace surrounds the building. On one of these parapets is a picturesque bowling green covered in grass and surrounded by an aged hedge of yew that has been designed into coarse battlements.

The Major Characteristics of Ancient Greek Statuary

The Major Characteristics of Ancient Greek Statuary The initial freestanding statuary was improved by the Archaic Greeks, a notable achievement since until then the sole carvings in existence were reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, statues of young, good-looking male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the bulk of the statues. Thought of by Greeks to characterize beauty, the kouroi were shaped into inflexible, forward facing positions with one foot outstretched, and the male statues were always nude, brawny, and athletic. Life-sized versions of the kouroi appeared beginning in 650 BC. Major Characteristics Ancient Greek Statuary 350423176821.jpg

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The Archaic period was an amazing time of change for the Greeks as they extended into new modes of government, formed novel expressions of art, and achieved information of the men and women and cultures outside of Greece. Equivalent to many other periods of historical unrest, disagreements were commonplace, and there were struggles between city-states like The Arcadian wars, the Spartan invasion of Samos.