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  • Year 5

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

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    Early Viking raids

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

    The Anglo-Saxon fightback

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

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