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Unit 6b: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?

-An Anglo Saxon Case Study

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Unit 6b: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? An Anglo Saxon Case Study

HistoryUnit 6b: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?

Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?

Dictionary definitions

Invade verb

to enter for conquest or plunder e.g.“invade a country”

Settle verb

to establish a place to live, to make one's home e.g “settle in London”



Sort the words into the correct columns

Invade SettleArrive

Visit

Conquer

Attack

Land

Remain

Stay

Defeat



2000

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0200

BC AD

1666: The Great Fire of London

1850s: Florence

Nightingale

55 BC - 400 AD: Roman

Britain

625: Burial at Sutton

Hoo

790-1060s: The Viking Age




This picture shows an Anglo Saxon invader.

The Anglo Saxons invaded Britain shortly afterthe end of the Roman age.

What clues in the picture tell you that this wasan invader rather than a settler?

The Anglo Saxons arrived in ships like the one below:

shield

sword

helmet



This picture shows some Anglo Saxon settlers.

The Anglo Saxons settled in Britain afterthe invasion.

They built homes and farms and created villages and towns.

What clues in the picture tell you that these were settlers rather than invaders?


no weapons

farm tools

ordinaryclothes



How was the grave at Sutton Hoo discovered?

Sutton Hoo is the name of a hillside in Sussex where there were several ancient burial mounds.

In 1939 the owner of the land, Mrs. Pretty, asked some archaeologists to dig up one of the mounds.

Other mounds had been dug up before, but nothing interesting had been found.

This was because the things in the other mounds had been stolen long ago.

But this mound had not had anything stolen from it. It was full of interesting artefacts.

However, there was no body in the grave, not even a skeleton. Only the objects in the grave could provide clues to who was buried there.



What was in the grave?

There was also lots of jewellery, coins, more weapons, and other treasures.

sword

shield

helmet

bottles

sceptrelyre



What was in the grave?

The earth in the grave was in an unusual shape, as if something had been lying there and made a mark.

Can you guess what it might have been?

Here is a clue:

It was a ship!

The wooden ship had rotted away,but the mark it made in the earthcould still be seen.



Rich and powerful people were often buried in their ships, along with all their belongings.

What does this tell us about the person who was buried at Sutton Hoo?

Think about the artefacts that were found in the grave.

Do they give us any clues about the person who was buried there?

What sort of things is it impossible to find out from the grave?



The Anglo-Saxons came from Germany, Denmark and Holland

They were made up of three groups:

The Angles, who settled in the North of England, in Northumbria and Mercia

The Saxons, who settled in the East of England, around East Anglia.

The Jutes, who settled in the South of England, around Wessex.

Many of them came to Britain because of flooding in their own countries



What have we found out about the person who was buried in the grave? Match the words to the pictures.

He was rich

He was a warrrior

He was important

He was powerful

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