The Anglo-Saxons Trivia
From burning cakes to burying ships at Sutton Hoo, prove you're the true Bretwalda of early medieval England.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
What broad category of folk belief remained deeply influential in Anglo-Saxon England through the use of protective charms and curing stones despite the spread of Christianity?
Magic
According to the historian Bede, the Jutes—who settled in early medieval Britain alongside the Angles and Saxons—originated from which modern-day country?
Denmark
What name is commonly given to the era of history in Britain that spanned from the end of Roman rule until the Norman Conquest in 1066?
Anglo-Saxon England
Discovered in 1939 on the estate of Edith Pretty, what famous Suffolk site contains a 7th-century royal ship burial and inspired the movie *The Dig*?
Sutton Hoo
What common tree’s bark was the primary traditional source of tannin used to create high-quality leather in Northern Europe?
Oak