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Introducing the Anglo-Saxons
Photo courtesy of The Thegns of Mercia
The Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain after the Romans left in the year 410AD
England did not exist when the Anglo-Saxons arrived, instead they lived in small countries known as Kingdoms because they were ruled by a King.
In the midlands there was a kingdom called Mercia that was once the most powerful Kingdom in England
The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms were often at war. After centuries of fighting they come together as one country: England
The Anglo- Saxons were not only Warriors, they were also artistic people that wrote poems and riddles, made beautiful jewellery and fine carvings.
© Trustees of the British Museum
• The Last Anglo-Saxon King was Harold, he was defeated by William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings in 1066.
Photo courtesy of The Thegns of Mercia
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