a heathen is a person who does not belong to a widely held religion

East Anglia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the east of England

Northumbria was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northeastern England

Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is the Midlands in England today

Wessex was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of England

The Great Heathen Army

History

Early Viking raids

Seafaring Vikings

Aethelred, Alfred the Great and Wessex

The Anglo-Saxon fightback

Why the Vikings came to Britain

In ‘The Vikings: why did they come to the British Isles?’ pupils learn about how and why the Vikings began to settle in Britain. In ‘The Great War: how did the Great War affect my local area?’ pupils momentarily leave their study of Viking Age Britain to consider the impact of the First World War on their local area at an appropriate time in the school year.

In 'The Anglo-Saxons: how do we know about life in Anglo-Saxon England?' pupils learnt about Anglo Saxon culture and society in more detail, and the evidence base for the claims that historians make about this period. In 'The Vikings: why did they come to the British Isles?' pupils learn about another wave of migration to Britain: the Vikings.

n this unit, pupils learn about the period in which Viking invaders first came to Britain. They learn about the Vikings themselves and the conflict that emerged between them and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. Pupils also learn about the roles of Aethelred and Alfred the Great in this period.

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

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an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the east of England

an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northeastern England

an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is the Midlands in England today

an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of England

Match the name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom to the correct location.

Complete the sentence:  A {{ }} is a person who does not belong to a widely held religion.

True or false:  Viking raids increased in number throughout the 800s CE, and by 850 they had begun to make winter camps in Britain.

They were the biggest Viking army ever to have come to Britain.

They landed on the Isle of Thanet in Kent.

They wanted to join forces with the Anglo-Saxons

Which statements about The Great Heathen Army are correct?

When did The Great Heathen Army invade and capture York?

Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom bribed the Vikings not to attack them?

When did the first recorded Viking raids take place on Ireland?

Which was one of the early fortified camps established by the Vikings?

Which words that describe Viking expansion?

Eric the Reid setted in Greenland in 985 CE

Leif Erikson settled in Greenland in around 1000 CE

Which statements are correct about Viking expansion following Dublin?

A saga is a musical instrument used in medieval Iceland.

A saga is a story of events in history in Old Norse or Old Icelandic

A saga is a type of Old Norse or Old Icelandic dance.

A saga is a traditional Icelandic dish made with fish and potatoes.

What is the correct definition of a 'saga'?

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