Vikings 2.3 Flashcards
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tells us 793 CE was signifigant for what reason?
It was the year of the first Viking attack in England.
Most of the records about the Vikings were left by Christian monks who were often the victims of Vikings attacks. How might the monks’ involvement in raids affect their account of them?
It could lead to exaggeration.
Who forced the Viking leader, Guthrum, to surrender and become a Christian?
King Alfred
What was the area of eastern England that the Vikings could regard as their own as part of the peace treaty of 878 CE known as?
Danelaw
Who is believed to be the first European to set foot in North America?
Leif Ericsson
What is thought to have ended the Viking settling of North America?
Hostile attacks by the Indigenous people
In what three modern-day countries were the three most dominant Viking kingdoms formed?
Norway, Sweden,Denmark
The expression, “to pay through the nose”, comes from what Viking practice in Ireland in the 8th century?
Slitting of the nose was the penalty for the non-payment of taxes.
How did the adoption of Christianity by settling Vikings influence their social behaviour?
Attacks on Christian communities stopped altogether, Burial practices changed. Also disgraced based revenge killings stopped
