Gyrwe
Encyclopedia
Gyrwe was an Anglo-Saxon
name for Jarrow
, in North East England
.
The word Gyruum represents the Old English [æt] Gyrwum = "[at] the marsh
dwellers", from Old English gyr = "mud", "marsh".
The Gyrwe is a reconstructed Saxon farm at Bede's World
at Jarrow.
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
name for Jarrow
Jarrow
Jarrow is a town in Tyne and Wear, England, located on the River Tyne, with a population of 27,526. From the middle of the 19th century until 1935, Jarrow was a centre for shipbuilding, and was the starting point of the Jarrow March against unemployment in 1936.-Foundation:The Angles re-occupied...
, in North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
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The word Gyruum represents the Old English [æt] Gyrwum = "[at] the marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
dwellers", from Old English gyr = "mud", "marsh".
The Gyrwe is a reconstructed Saxon farm at Bede's World
Bede's World
Bede's World is a museum in Jarrow dedicated to the life and times of Venerable Bede, a monk, author and scholar who lived in at the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Wearmouth-Jarrow, a double monastery at Jarrow and Monkwearmouth, , England.The main museum building features the 'Age of...
at Jarrow.