Vikings Flashcards
State 3 push factors for Scandinavian migration
wanted money, wanted to kill, overpopulation
State 3 pull factors for Scandinavian migration
Needed women, needed farmland, trade
What was a jarl?
Powerful Viking noble, owned land and slaves
What year did the Vikings invade Lindisfarne?
793
When was the second siege on Paris?
885
What was the name given to the Treaty that agreed the establishment of the Danelaw?
Treaty of Guthrum
Which French King gave Normandy to Rollo?
Charles the simple
Name the capital of the Danelaw
York
What year was the Saint Brice’s day massacre?
1002
Who was the first king of Norway?
Harold finehair
Who was the first king of Sweden?
Olof Skötkonung
Name the Danish king that converted Denmark to Christianity
Harold Bluetooth
Who wrote the history of Rollo?
Dudo of Saint-Quentin
State three ways how Alfred the great defended England against the Vikings
Fortified settlements, improvements in the navy, conscription
Who was the famous son of Sigurd Ring?
Ragnar lodbrok
