Background Information Chronology:  The Anglo-Saxons were a group of farmer-warriors who Anglo Saxons 350 AD Anglo-Saxons begin raids on England but are beaten back by the lived in Britain thousands of years ago. Romans 410 AD Roman rule in Britain ends

 They were made up of three tribes who came from Eu- 459 AD Angles and Saxons invade rope; called the Angle, Saxon and Jute tribes. They shared 597 AD Augustine, sent by , comes to spread Christianity the same language but were ruled by different warriors. and 616 AD Ethelberht, the first Christian English king, dies in

 The Vikings spoke Norse, which had an alphabet made up 633 AD monastery built of characters called runes. Autumn Term 2 731 AD , widely regarded as the greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar, finish- es his ‘’

758 AD Offa becomes king of

789 AD First recorded Viking attack happens in Dorset How did they get here? Good to Know: 793 AD Viking raid on Lindisfarne They sailed over to Britain on wooden boats to find new  Viking warriors believed that when they died in 796 AD Offa, of Mercia, dies 867-878 AD Series of big Viking victories land to farm because floods destroyed the farmland in battle, they went to Valhalla – this is where the 886 AD Vikings and Alfred, the King of , divide England 899 AD their home countries. The Vikings invaded and settled in king of the gods lived, named Odin. King Alfred ‘the Great’ dies the North of England.  are long, narrow wooden boats that 939 AD Athelstan, described as the first king of all England, dies could be sailed in both deep and shallow water. 1066 AD Edward (the Confessor) dies. Harold Godwinson becomes the  Anglo-Saxon kings liked to collect "holy relics" last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He is defeated by William of An image showing at the Battle of such as the bones of old saints. the Vikings rowing

Where did they all live? Religion Resources  When the Anglo Saxons first invaded, they were  Families usually all lived under one roof, in small For parents and children : communities ,living in wooden houses. Pagans (non Christian). https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/z8q487h  The Vikings were looking for better places to farm  A missionary called Augustine convinced the An- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/ than the kind of terrain that Scandinavia had. glo-Saxon King Ethelbert of Kent to convert to what_happened_to_the_anglo-saxons/  Jorvik was a large Viking kingdom around . Christianity, so many others converted too.