Introducing the Anglo-Saxons

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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.

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• 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