Battle Of Hastings

Question 1

Allegiance

Answer 1

Showing loyalty or commitment to an individual or group.

Question 2

Anglo-Saxon

Answer 2

The German inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest.

Question 3

Bayeux

Answer 3

Home of the Bayeux Tapestry which depicts the events of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

Question 4

Claimant

Answer 4

A person making a claim, a belief that they own or are owed something.

Question 5

Crowned

Answer 5

Ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch.

Question 6

Descent

Answer 6

The origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality.

Question 7

Edgar Aethling

Answer 7

Teenage relative to Edward the Confessor, too young and inexperienced to take the throne.

Question 8

Enthroned

Answer 8

Install a monarch on a throne, especially during a ceremony to mark the beginning of their rule.

Question 9

Harald Hardrada

Answer 9

King of Norway, was one of the claimants to the English throne following the death of Edward the Confessor in January 1066.

Question 10

Harold Godwinson

Answer 10

The last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14th October, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England.

Question 11

Heir

Answer 11

A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person’s death.

Question 12

Invasion

Answer 12

An instance of invading a country or religion with an armed force.

Question 13

Nobleman

Answer 13

A person belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status.

Question 14

Norman

Answer 14

People who settled in Normandy France of Frankish and Scandinavian origin and became a dominant military power in Europe in the 11th Century.

Question 15

Omen

Answer 15

An event/sign regarded as good or evil.

Question 16

Pevensey

Answer 16

William, Duke of Normandy, landed her on the 28th September 1066.

Question 17

Relic

Answer 17

An object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest.

Question 18

Successor

Answer 18

Someone that comes after another person.

Question 19

Stamford Bridge

Answer 19

The location of the battle where King Harold of England defeated King of Norway, Harald; signifying the end of the Viking era.

Question 20

Tapestry

Answer 20

A piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving coloured weft threads or by embroidering on canvas.

Question 21

Tostig Godwinson

Answer 21

Was exiled by his brother Harold, he supported Harald Hardrada, and died at Stamford Bridge.

Question 22

William Poitiers

Answer 22

A priest and chaplain of Duke William of Normandy, who recorded the events surround the Norman conquest of England.

Question 23

William the Conqueror

Answer 23

Originally William Duke of Normandy, he became the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 - 1087. He defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings.

Question 24

Witan

Answer 24

An Anglo-Saxon national council or parliament.

Question 25

Bishop Odo

Answer 25

Half brother of William the Conqueror and most likely commissioned the creation of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman victory.