Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Which TWO of these tribes from northern Europe invaded Britain after the Romans left?
Choose two answers.
- AThe Iceni
- BThe Picts
- CThe AnglesRight answer
- DThe SaxonsRight answer
Answer: The Angles and The Saxons
The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes invaded after AD 410, and their languages are the basis of modern English. The Picts and the Iceni were already in Britain.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "Early Britain". Practice question 47 of 651, written in our own words.