when something is formidable it inspires fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, or capable

a campaign is a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular goal

a stronghold is a place that has been fortified to protect it against attack

Aethelflaed and Edward

History

Aethelflaed and Aethelred

Aethelflaed's forgotten history

Athelstan and the making of England

Changing rulers in the 11th century

How the Vikings changed Britain

In ‘The Vikings: how did Viking settlement help to make England?’ pupils study the political narrative of how Viking settlement helped to forge England. In ‘Non-European societies: Benin or the Maya’ pupils are encouraged to compare and contrast their understanding of Anglo-Saxon England with a non-European society that was roughly contemporaneous.

 In ‘The Vikings: how do we know so much about Viking York?’ pupils returned to Britain in the Viking Age with a depth study about Viking York. In ‘The Vikings: how did Viking settlement help to make England?’ the focus switches to the political narrative of how Viking settlement helped to forge England.

In this unit, pupils learn about how Viking settlement and the Anglo-Saxon response to it led to the making of England. They learn about the roles of Aethelflaed, Aethelred, Edward, and Athelstan and also examine how Aethelflaed's story has only recently received more scholarly attention.

The Vikings: how did Viking settlement change Britain?

At the time of King Alfred's death, which Anglo-Saxon kingdom remained free from Viking invasion?

Who inherited the throne when King Alfred died in 899 CE?

when something large or powerful inspires fear or respect

a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular goal

a place that has been fortified to protect it against attack

Match the keyword to its correct definition.

By the time of Aethelflaed's death in 918 CE, only one Viking stronghold remained. What was it called?

The Viking lands recaptured in the Danelaw highlight the enormous success of Aethelflaed and Edward in laying the {{ }} for England.

By 913 CE, Aethelflaed had captured __________ and was using it as a base from which to drive back the Vikings.

an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement

a holy person who has died and been officially honoured by the Church

Match the word to its correct definition.

What was the name of King Alfred's daughter?

Whose remains were taken from his resting place in Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire to Gloucester to protect them by the Anglo-Saxons?

What did the Anglo-Saxons build to fortify the Mercian borders whenever they had driven the Vikings further back?

agreement reached between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings to divide Britain

marriage between Aethelred and Aethelflaed

Aethelflaed ruled Mercia alone when Aethelred became ill

Aethelred died and Aethelflaed continued to rule Mercia alone

Put the events in order, starting with the earliest.

Aethelflaed and Edward

Lesson outcome