Alfred and the Vikings Ch1

Question 1

849

Answer 1

Birth of Alfred to King Aethelwulf & Osburh

Question 2

853

Answer 2

Alfred sent to Rome to meet Pope Leo IV

Question 3

855

Answer 3

Alfred and his father travel to Rome

Question 4

856-58

Answer 4

Aethwulf draws up succession document

Death of Aethelwulf (858)

Question 5

865

Answer 5

Arrival of ‘Great Heathen Army’ (East Anglia)

Question 6

866-67

Answer 6

Vikings move to Northumbria and then winter in Nottingham

Alfred and Aethelred attempt to relieve Nottingham

Question 7

868

Answer 7

Vikings return to York because of unrest

Question 8

869-70

Answer 8

Vikings establish bases at Thetford and Reading

Question 9

871

Answer 9

Arrival of ‘Great Summer Army’
Battle of Ashdown
Death of Aethelred, Alfred succeeds whole kingdom
Battle of Wilton

Question 10

871-73

Answer 10

Vikings leave Wessex, winter in London (871-72) and move back to Northumbria
Vikings move further into Merica

Question 11

874-75

Answer 11

Vikings return to Northumbria, then South and winter at Cambridge
2nd invasion of Wessex (875)

Question 12

876

Answer 12

Wareham

Question 13

877

Answer 13

Exeter

Question 14

878

Answer 14

Vikings invade Wessex, establish base at Chippenham
Alfred retreats into hiding in Aethelney
Ealdorman of North Wiltshire made peace with Vikings whilst Alfred escaping to Aethelney
Vikings defeated at Edington (SWE)
Guthrum baptised at Wed-more

Question 15

885

Answer 15

Rochester and Benfleet

Question 16

886

Answer 16

Alfred takes London

Question 17

886-890

Answer 17

Concept of Danelaw cemented by Alfred and Guthrum in treaty

Question 18

892-896

Answer 18

Vikings return from Continent

Question 19

899

Answer 19

Alfred dies