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Britain - The Anglo Saxons 0001   Mixed

 
 
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1. Who was the last Saxon king of England?
 
Edgar
Ethelred The Unready
Ethelwulf
Harold II

Harold was defeated at Hastings in 1066 by the first Norman king, William
 
 
2. Which was not a Saxon kingdom - Essex, Middlesex, Sussex or Wessex?
 
Essex
Middlesex
Sussex
Wessex
 
 
3. The various Anglo Saxon dialects of England are now known collectively as what?
 
Arthurian English
Old English
Saxonish
Slang
 
 
4. In which year did Alfred The Great die?
 
699
799
899
999

Alfred succeeded Ethelred the First in 871 and reigned for 28 years
 
 
5. What adjective is commonly used to describe the historian and theologian, Bede?
 
Valuable
Variable
Venerable
Veritable
 
 
6. Which Mercian king had a dyke built to segregate his kingdom from Wales?
 
Caedwalla
Cynewulf
Ethelbald
Offa
 
 
7. In Anglo Saxon times, which part of Britain was known as Dumnonia?
 
Cornwall and Devon
East Anglia
Northumbria
Scotland
 
 
8. When did English trading places ending in "wich" develop?
 
Danelaw period
Early Norman period
Middle Saxon period
Pre-Christian period
 
 
9. How was Edward, the English king between 1042 and 1066, commonly known?
 
The Accessor
The Assessor
The Confessor
The Professor
 
 
10. Of what is "Beowulf" generally regarded as the best example?
 
Anglo Saxon novel
Anglo Saxon painting
Anglo Saxon poem
Anglo Saxon sculpture

"Beowulf" is normally estimated to have originated between 650 and 750
 
 
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