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Anglo-Saxons

A Quiz with Anglo-Saxon Attitude. 

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  • Question of

    In the epic peom Beowulf, what mythical creature does the protagonist slay resulting in his mortal wound?

    • Dragon
    • Sea Monster
    • Werewolf
  • Question of

    Name the Early Medieval kingdom that covered today’s Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire?

    • Deria
    • Hwicce
    • Meonwara
  • Question of

    Shortly before his murder at the hands of drunken Vikings, Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury, was tied to a stake and pelted with what?

    • Milk Churns
    • Cattle Bones
    • Cow Dung
  • Question of

    Penda was the monarch of which kingdom?

    • Merica
    • Northumbria
    • Wessex
  • Question of

    What city served as capital of Wessex for much of the early medieval period?

    • Canterbury
    • Farnborough
    • Winchester
  • Question of

    Who was confirmed as the most powerful ruler in Britain following his victory over the kings of Scotland, Strathclyde, and Dublin at the battle of Brunanburh?

    • Æthelstan
    • Alfred
    • Edward the Elder
  • Question of

    Who wrote the ‘Life of Alfred’?

    • Asser
    • Bede
    • Cuthbert
  • Question of

    Not mentioned in Asser’s account of the king, what, according to legend, did a preoccupied Alfred allow to burn, much to the chagrin of the woman who was giving refuge to the beleaguered king?

    • Her Cakes
    • Her Venison
    • Her House
  • Question of

    How was Hereward, the brigand who resisted Norman rule known?

    • The Fake
    • The Shake
    • The Wake
  • Question of

    Which Anglo-Saxon king was defeated at Hastings in 1066?

    • Edward the Confessor
    • Harold II (Godwinson)
    • Harald Hardrada

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