Anglo Saxon economy

• Main economic activities


  • Food production
  • Wool and cloth trade
• Wool and cloth trade was important but was a long way behind farming
• There were 6000 mills for grinding grain
• The king controlled the minting of coins using silver imported from Germany
• Burhs


  Fortified towns that provided protection in times of attack, had markets, and were centers of trade
• Only 10% of the population lived in towns