Invaders or Settlers?
Examining the arrival of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes and their motivations for crossing the North Sea.
Key Questions
- 1What pushed the Germanic tribes to leave their homelands?
- 2Were the Anglo-Saxons violent invaders or peaceful farmers?
- 3How did the geography of Britain influence where they settled?
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