The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Landscaping

The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Landscaping Anglo-Saxons experienced incredible changes to their day-to-day lives in the latter half of the eleventh century due to the accession of the Normans. The Normans were better than the Anglo-Saxons at architecture and horticulture when they came into power. Still, home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the general populace. Castles were more basic constructions and often constructed on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to practicing offense and defense, while monasteries were large stone buildings, mostly situated in the widest, most fertile hollows. Impact Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Landscaping 22572972140.jpg

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Relaxing pursuits such as gardening were out of place in these desolate citadels. Berkeley Castle, potentially the most unspoiled style of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture, still exists today. The keep is reported to have been created during the time of William the Conqueror. A monumental terrace serves as a hindrance to intruders who would try to mine the walls of the building. A scenic bowling green, enveloped in grass and bordered by battlements clipped out of an ancient yew hedge, forms one of the terraces.

Classic Greece: The Roots of Outdoor Statue Design

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Most sculptors were paid by the temples to accentuate the elaborate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods right up until the time period came to a close and many Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more typical for sculptors to represent ordinary men and women as well. Sometimes, a depiction of affluent families' forefathers would be commissioned to be laid inside of huge familial burial tombs, and portraiture, which would be copied by the Romans upon their conquest of Greek civilization, also became commonplace. A point of artistic development, the use of sculpture and other art forms transformed throughout the Greek Classical period, so it is inexact to suggest that the arts provided only one function. Whether to satisfy a visual desire or to celebrate the figures of religion, Greek sculpture was actually an innovative approach in the ancient world, which may be what draws our attention currently.