York Medieval Case Study

Question 1

York was attractive for Vikings .Trading ships from many places travelled across
the north Sea & along the river ….. to York. …. roads linked York to towns inland

Answer 1

Ouse river

roman roads

Question 2

York was the centre of Saxon government in Northumbria. It had a mint, great Church & fertile farmland to settle. In …Vikings conquered most of Northumbria and York-

Answer 2

866

Question 3

Vikings traded widely from Russia & Baghdad, Constantinople and Germany. Arctic reindeer antler, ivory, Baltic amber , furs, German wines & maybe spices from…..came

Answer 3

Arabian

Question 4

Migrants attracted by trade from Scandinavia ,Germany, Holland, Ireland ,Scotland &
other parts of England made it a multicultural city. York grew from 1,000 to maybe?

Answer 4

10,000-15,000

Question 5

Many Vikings appeared to have got on with the Church. Churches were kept & more
built in Viking villages outside York. The Viking leader in 878, ……converted

Answer 5

Guthrum

Question 6

Most Viking coins minted in York after 900 show Christian symbols . However the
Church lost lands and many coins also had Viking god symbols like the Raven for ..

Answer 6

Odin

Question 7

Saxons lived in York peacefully. However Saxon kings fought to get control.

Alfred the Great’s grandson……… conquered large parts of Viking Kingdom of York

Answer 7

Athelstan

Question 8

A border agreement was made in ….., however conflict
continued

The last Viking ruler of York was

Answer 8

939

Eric Bloodaxe in 954

Question 9

People worked as ,,,,, in York

Answer 9

Jewellery makers; blacksmiths making weapons & tools; glass
makers; textile workers ;

Wood turners- making wooden bowls and cutlery, potters and
metalworkers were all in York