The Anglo-Saxons Flashcards
When did the Roman army leave Britain?
410 AD
Why did the Romans leave Brittain?
To defend other parts
of the Roman Empire
Which tribes invaded Brittain after the Romans left?
Jutes
Angles
Saxons
Where did the Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons come from?
Northern Europe
What languages became the basis of modern English?
The languages that were spoken by:
- the Jutes
- the Angles
- and the Saxons
By when were Anglo-saxon kingdoms established?
600 AD
Where were Anglo-saxon kingdoms mainly established?
In what is now
England
Where can you see the burial place of an Anglo-saxon King?
Suffolk
Sutton Hoo
What characterises the burial of an Anglo-saxon King?
The King is buried
with treasure and armour
placed in a ship
which is covered by a mound of earth
What parts of Britain remained free of Anglo-Saxon rule?
West of Britain
including much of what is now
Wales
and Scotland
Were the Anglo-Saxons Christians?
Not when they first came to Britain
Where did the first Christian missionaries in Britain come from?
Ireland
From which part of Britain did the Irish Missionaries first spread christianity?
The North
Who were the most famous Irish missionaries?
St Patrick
St Columba
Who is the patron saint of Ireland?
St Patrick
