MEP Anglo-Saxon And Viking Invasion

Question 1

From when did foreign tribes first invade and settle in Britain?

Answer 1

AD 400

Question 2

Where did the first invading foreign tribes come from and what were they called?

Answer 2

Denmark and northern Germany

Angles, Saxons, Jutes

Collectively known as Anglo-Saxons

Question 3

Name the Anglo-Saxons kingdoms in AD 700

Answer 3

Northumbria
Mercia
East Anglia
Essex
Kent
Sussex
Wessex

Question 4

Where were the Vikings from and when did they start invading?

Answer 4

Scandinavia

AD790

Question 5

Why did the Vikings invade Britain?

Answer 5

• They knew how wealthy some of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms had become
• better farming land - Norway was very hilly, Denmark had sandy soil
• oOpportunities for younger brothers who did not inherit land in Scandinavia
• Scandinavia was becoming overcrowded

Question 6

When did Alfred, son on Aethelred of Wessex, become king when Aethelred died?

Answer 6

AD 871

Question 7

When did the Vikings turn their attention to Wessex?

Answer 7

AD 876

Question 8

Where did the Vikings conquer first?

Answer 8

Northumbria, East Anglia and Most of Mercia

Question 9

After the battle of Edingtonwhat terms were agreed between the Vikings and Alfred the great?

Answer 9

Guthrum, the Viking leader had to agree to become a Christian and never to attack Wessex again

A boundary was created between Anglo-Saxon and Viking territories. The Vikings were to live in the north and east, called the Danelaw.

Question 10

When did Alfred reign?

Answer 10

AD 871 - AD 899

Question 11

Describe how many Vikings lived with Anglo Saxons

Answer 11

• settled down and lived peaceful lives with the Anglo-Saxons
• people travelled and traded between Wessex and the Danelaw
• there was intermarriage between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

Question 12

What did the kingdoms acknowledge Alfred as?

Answer 12

Overlord

Question 13

What did the Anglo-Saxons begin calling themselves under Alfred’s rule?

Answer 13

Angelcynn (English)