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Anglo-Saxons

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  • When did the Romans leave Britain?
    410
  • Who was the most prominent deity?
    Woden
  • Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from?
    mainland Europe (north)
  • How many kingdoms did they form? Name 2.
    4, Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Wessex
  • What were the houses made of?
    wood
  • Why was Alfred the Great called 'the Great'?
    defeated the Vikings; created fortressess, a decent army, the navy; monasteries; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; all English peoples acknowledged him as their King
  • Who were the possible successors of Edward the Confessor?
    Harold Godwinson; William, Duke of Normandy
  • Which kingdom was Alfred the Great king of?
    Wessex
  • Which battle meant the end of the Anglo-Saxon rule?
    The Battle of Hastings
  • Which King spent a lot of time in Normandy in exile?
    Edward the Confessor
  • Who was the first English king?
    Aethelstan
  • When did the Battle of Hastings take place?
    1066
  • What was their religion originally?
    paganism
  • What year is considered the birth of England?
    927