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
Which king is the only English monarch to be orignally styled 'the Great' for his success in defending against Vikings and promoting national literacy?
Alfred the Great
Widely regarded as the most famous date in English history, in what year did William the Conquerer defeat Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings?
1066
Surviving in a single manuscript held in the British Library, what epic poem is the most famous example of literature from this era?
Beowulf
Which monastic island off the northeast coast of England was raided by Vikings in 793, an event widely considered the start of the Viking Age?
Lindisfarne
Which deity, considered the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of the Norse god Odin, gives his name to the fourth day of the week?
Woden