On Thursday we met Mike the Anglo-Saxon expert from Portals of the Past. He delivered a whirlwind history of the British Isles with all the gory bits left in. First we tested our strategy in the ancient Fox and Geese board game. Next we handled lots of artefacts, tried on some clothes and learnt how ancient fishing nets worked.

We learnt some old English and completed a quiz on lots of incredible Anglo Saxon facts before an afternoon filled with weapons armour and battle re-enactments. We even got to take part in a dramatic retelling of Beowulf.