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[[File:DTVA - Reconstructed Anglo-Saxon House.jpg|thumb|250px|A modern reconstruction of a Anglo-Saxon wooden house / Contemporary]] | [[File:DTVA - Reconstructed Anglo-Saxon House.jpg|thumb|250px|A modern reconstruction of a Anglo-Saxon wooden house / Contemporary]] | ||
Builders liked to use oak because it was solid and widely available. Wattling was a technique whereby small branches were braided together to form wooden panels. Daub was a mixture of earth, clay, and animal dung. It was used to fill the gaps between the timber or to provide a solid surface for the panels. | Builders liked to use [[Wood|oak]] because it was solid and widely available. {{Wiki|Wattle (construction)|Wattling}} was a technique whereby small branches were braided together to form wooden panels. {{Wiki|Wattle and daub|Daub}} was a mixture of earth, clay, and animal dung. It was used to fill the gaps between the timber or to provide a solid surface for the panels. | ||
People's houses and living conditions varied according to their social status. The common people would live in wooden huts like this one. They would use the same space for cooking, eating, socializing, and sleeping. A wealthier member of the community would likely have a bigger house. It might include a hall as its common area, and the family would sleep in a seperate building. | People's houses and living conditions varied according to their social status. The common people would live in wooden huts like this one. They would use the same space for cooking, eating, socializing, and sleeping. A wealthier member of the community would likely have a bigger house. It might include a hall as its common area, and the family would sleep in a seperate building. | ||
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | [[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 12 December 2021
Builders liked to use oak because it was solid and widely available. Wattling was a technique whereby small branches were braided together to form wooden panels. Daub was a mixture of earth, clay, and animal dung. It was used to fill the gaps between the timber or to provide a solid surface for the panels.
People's houses and living conditions varied according to their social status. The common people would live in wooden huts like this one. They would use the same space for cooking, eating, socializing, and sleeping. A wealthier member of the community would likely have a bigger house. It might include a hall as its common area, and the family would sleep in a seperate building.