Æthelhere of East Anglia - Quiz
- 1. What was Æthelhere's title in East Anglia?
A) Duke
B) Earl
C) Chieftain
D) King
- 2. Æthelhere was the brother of which East Anglian king?
A) Oswald
B) Edwin
C) Cædwalla
D) Anna
- 3. In what century did Æthelhere rule East Anglia?
A) 6th century
B) 8th century
C) 9th century
D) 7th century
- 4. What was the capital of East Anglia during Æthelhere's reign?
A) Tamworth
B) Winchester
C) Jarrow
D) Dommoc
- 5. Æthelhere was defeated and killed in the Battle of...
A) Winwaed
B) Bosworth
C) Towton
D) Hastings
- 6. Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom did Æthelhere ally with against Northumbria?
A) Wessex
B) Mercia
C) East Anglia
D) Kent
- 7. Which medieval chronicler wrote about Æthelhere in his works?
A) Gildas
B) Asser
C) Snorri Sturluson
D) Bede
- 8. Æthelhere of East Anglia was a convert to which Christian denomination?
A) Eastern Orthodoxy
B) Protestantism
C) Nestorianism
D) Roman Catholicism
- 9. What was the primary language spoken in East Anglia during Æthelhere's rule?
A) Norse
B) Latin
C) Gaelic
D) Old English
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