--- title: "Would you rather live in Anglo-Saxon times or nowadays?" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-03-07-12-45-00-would-you-rather-live-in-anglo-saxon-times-or-nowadays" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Would you rather live in Anglo-Saxon times or nowadays? ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/A0C3D951-A316-4772-BAC2-ED6B13A4E394.jpeg) 7 March 2023 [Mrs Redmayne](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/jredmayne) [Class of 2017](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2017) We have been investigating life in Anglo-Saxon times to decide whether we would rather have lived then or nowadays. We used books, the internet and photos of artefacts to find out about food, work, leisure, clothes and homes in Anglo-Saxon Britain. Many of us liked the idea of telling stories (sagas) around a fire and we also enjoyed trying to solve Saxon riddles. We weren’t so sure about the idea of having to work from a young age and the lack of electricity (and X-Boxes!!). What do you think? [Year 5](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [History](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/history) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/BD9F5669-CF28-4476-8468-5118987F4FD2.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-03-06-20-30-00-sharing-books-over-a-cup-of-hot-chocolate) Previous ### [Sharing books over a cup of hot chocolate!](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-03-06-20-30-00-sharing-books-over-a-cup-of-hot-chocolate) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/EBB22334-C659-4F79-B220-9B59FCC2E8D9.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-03-07-15-40-52-step-into-spring) Next ### [Step into Spring!](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-03-07-15-40-52-step-into-spring) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)