| Anglo
Saxon Invasion.
Writers at the time suggested the following reasons why the Angles,
Jutes and Saxons invaded England.
Source 1.
(Written by a British monk, Gildas, in 550 A.D.)
Then the proud dictator Gurthrigerm (Vortigern, King of Kent) and his
advisers were so blind that to protect their country they sealed its
doom. They invited (like wolves into the sheep fold) the fierce and
ungodly Saxons, a race that both God and men hated, to drive back the
attacks of the northern tribes.
He wrote his book called The Ruin of Britain to show that the British
failure to worship Jesus Christ caused their disasters
Source 2.
(Written by a British monk, Bede in 730 A.D.))
Whereupon a larger fleet came over quickly with a great body of warriors,
which, when joined to the first troops, made an unbeatable army. They
received from the Britons pay, and gifts of land where they could settle,
on condition that they kept the island safe and peaceful
Bede lived in Northumberland. His book was called a History of the English
Church.
Source 3.
(taken from the Anglo Saxon chronicle - written by several monks)
The Anglo-Saxons were victorious everywhere. They told the Angli how
useless were the Britons, and that their land was very rich, and asked
them to send over more men to join them.
Anglo Saxon invasion Prep Task.
On a clean page put the title
Why did the Anglo Saxons invade England?
and underline it.
1. According to Gildas why did the Anglo Saxons invaded England?
Gildas says the Anglo-Saxons invaded because .... (2 marks)
2 According to Bede why did they invade?
Bede says the Anglo Saxons invaded because .... (2 marks)
3. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle why did they invade?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says the Anglo-Saxons invaded because . (1
mark)
(One sentence answers.)
4. Define the word migration (ie what is migration?) (2 marks)
5. Explain what a push factor is. (1 mark)
6. Explain what a pull factor is. (1 mark)
In your pairs you thought about other reasons which might explain why
the Anglo Saxons invaded - reasons for migration.
Some reasons are push factors, some are pull factors.
7. Make two different lists:-
Push factors (5 marks)
Pull factors (5 marks).
Try and make sure you explain exactly what each factor means. Its no
good just writing the word ‘weather’ or the word ‘resources’,
for example, unless you say what you mean.
One bonus mark available for presentation / organisation.
Total: 20 marks. |
