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The history of the Anglo Saxons was written by the Venerable Bede, a monk living in 8th Century Jarrow.
Anglo Saxon Invaders
Who were the Anglo-Saxon invaders? Find out why they left their homelands, where they settled in Britain, and how their arrival changed history in this KS2 quiz.
1 .
Who wrote down the stories about the Anglo Saxon invaders?
Alfred the Great
Bede
King Arthur
Vortigern
Bede was a monk in the 8th Century
2 .
Where did the Anglo Saxons never invade?
Wales
Scotland
Cornwall
All of these
The Anglo Saxons only conquered what was to become England
3 .
What did the Romans do to prevent the Saxon raids?
Sailed to Germany to defeat the Saxons
Sent more legions to Britain
Nothing
Built coastal forts
These were abandoned in 410 when the Romans left Britain
4 .
Where did the Angles settle?
Kent and Midlands
Midlands and South
East Anglia, Midlands and the North of England
East Anglia and South
The Angles founded kingdoms in the Midlands (Mercia), East Anglia and the North of England (Northumbria)
5 .
Where did the first Saxon invaders come from?
Germany and Denmark
Denmark and France
Germany and Sweden
Germany and France
The ancestors of the English originated in modern day Germany and Denmark
6 .
Who was said to have won a great battle against the Anglo Saxons around 500 CE?
Bede
King Arthur
Vortigern
Alfred the Great
No one knows if the stories about King Arthur are true
7 .
What was the land invaded by the Anglo Saxons named?
Saxony
Britain
England
Anglia
All of the kingdoms of the Anglo Saxons were united by King Æthelstan in 927
8 .
Which of these peoples invaded Britain during the 400s?
Picts and Scots
Angles
Jutes
All of these
Picts and Scots colonised what is now Scotland and Jutes, Angles and Saxons colonised what is now England
9 .
Who settled in the South of England?
Angles
Saxons
Jutes
Franks
The Saxons settled in the South - Essex, Sussex, Wessex and Middlesex are all named after them
10 .
Who was the British leader that hired other Saxons to help defend their land?
Vortigern
Bede
King Arthur
Alfred the Great
At first they helped him but later attacked him and took his land
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Why did the Anglo-Saxons come to Britain?
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