Saxons

Question 1

What year did the Saxon’s make their way to Londinium?

Answer 1

410AD

Question 2

Where did the Saxon’s choose to build the new London and what was it called?

Answer 2

To the west of Londinium and called it Lundenwic

Question 3

What does the name Londinium and Lundenwic derive from?

Answer 3

Old English for trading town

Question 4

What was the Saxon’s original belief system?

Answer 4

Pagan, worshipping multiple gods depending on relevancy

Question 5

When did the Saxon’s convert to Christianity and why?

Answer 5

In 597AD when Saint Augustine arrived in Lundenwic

Question 6

When did Norwegian Vikings begin attacking Lundenwic?

Answer 6

830AD

Question 7

How did the Vikings attack the city?

Answer 7

Using the River Thames

Question 8

In 842AD, how many boats did the Vikings sail up the Thames to attack the Saxon’s?

Answer 8

350 longboats

Question 9

What year did the Vikings take control of Lundenwic briefly, before recognising Alfred of Wessex the King of England?

Answer 9

871AD

Question 10

When did Alfred of Wessex move the city into the Roman walls and what was it called?

Answer 10

871AD and renamed it Lundenburg

Question 11

When were the Saxon’s and Danes United?

Answer 11

In 1017AD when the Danish King, Cnut, came into power

Question 12

What building did Edward the Confessor commission?

Answer 12

Westminster Abbey

Question 13

When did Edward the Confessor die and who succeeded him?

Answer 13

In 1066 and William the Conqueror defeated his foes at the Battle of Hastings