In old England, why did Anglo-Saxons build homes from timbre, not stone?

Question

The roman invaders before the Anglo-Saxon period used stone in their ruins

But the west Saxon, mercians, and Northumbrians, aware of sturdy stone ( for they built monsteries out of stone) used the inferior timbre wood for living ....and I doubt this was due to incompetency at all.....

This was a conscious decision but not necessarily a resourceful one . Was it contempt for Roman rule?

The fact they divided land boundaries into administrative divisions called 'hundreds'. That they settled on agricultural soil away from the roman built centers of towns
And with holes for fireplaces in wooden shires

What were these Anglo-Saxon people aiming for? And what happened to their Old English dialect?

I want people to speak Old English again!!!!! Those stupid Normans and Vikings messed this all up

Answer 1

Purely practical considertaions. You can built a house far faster with far less effort and less sophisticated tools if you use timber. Stone is slower and more effort and needs specilaist skill.

Answer 2

Timber is faster to aquire, cheaper, and doesn't require mortar. Wood is also warmer in the winter and colder in the summer, which is why it is the predominant bulding material in Northern Europe to this day.

Answer 3

Speed and technical knowhow.



It is quicker and easier to build out of timber

Answer 4

Infrastructure and expense/practicality. Working stone requires a hard to come by set of tools and specialist knowledge. Wood, simpler tools, and greater availability.

Answer 5

Availablity, accessibility, cost affective and quicker to produce

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/anglo-saxon_life/