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Year 5

The Vikings: why did they come to the British Isles?

Lessons (6)

  • Early Viking raids

    I can describe the early Viking raids on the island of Lindisfarne.
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    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video

  • Seafaring Vikings

    I can describe how Viking raids on the British Isles were part of a bigger story of seafaring and expansion.
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    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video

  • The Great Heathen Army

    I can describe how the Vikings took over more and more of Britain in the 800s CE.
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    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video

  • Aethelred, Alfred the Great and Wessex

    I can describe how the kingdom of Wessex tried to resist the Viking invaders.
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    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video

  • The Anglo-Saxon fightback

    I can describe how the kingdom of Wessex fought back against the Vikings.
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    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video

  • Why the Vikings came to Britain

    I can retell the story of how the Vikings came to settle in large parts of Britain.
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    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video