Nitrogen rich oxynitride glasses in Ca-Sr-Si-O-N system were prepared by the novel synthesis route in which the modifier is used as a metal instead of metal oxide. The results show high values of glass transition (912C), and crystallization temperatures (1140C) and hardness (10.50 GPa). The viscosity increases significantly with the nitrogen content and the apparent viscosity activation energies, ranging from 855 to 2170 kJ/mole. These glasses can be classified as being both very refractory and very fragile.