The Anglo Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons...

• ...are a Celtic people

• ...descended from Germanic tribes

• ...spoke Latin

• ...fought against the Romans

The famous Anglo-Saxon epic poem is called...

• 'The Iliad'

• 'Lord of the Rings'

• 'Beowulf'

• 'Hamlet'

A 'kenning' is...

• ... a rhetorical device

• ... a king

• ... a type of ship

• ... a Celtic priest

King Alfred the Great...

• ... fought the Vikings

• ... promoted learning

• ... helped unify England

• ... did all these things

King Harold...

• ... was the last Anglo-Saxon king

• ... fought against the Normans

• ... was killed at the Battle of Hastings

• ... did all these things