Cnut, Emma and the North Sea empire Flashcards
(6 cards)
King aethelreds reign
-9..8-101..
-a large V… army led by F… arrived at F…
-the Vikings defeated the … and the Battle of M… in 99..
-aethelred p… them to leave, so … were raised
—>known as D…
-to stop paying Danegeld, … made a deal with the N… where they would support eachother against …
-this meant … couldn’t use Normandy as a b… to attack …
-978-1013
-a large Vikings army led by Forkbeard arrived at Folkestone
-the Vikings defeated the English and the Battle of Maldon in 991
-aethelred payed them to leave, so taxes were raised
—>known as Danegeld
-to stop paying Danegeld, Aethelred made a deal with the Normans where they would support eachother abasing enemies
-this meant Vikings couldn’t use Normandy as a base to attack Britain
Edmund and Cnut
-A… mass kills all V… men women and …
—>St B… Day m…
-F… (king of Denmark) is angered so c… England, and Aethelre f…
-Forkbeard d… and is succeeded by his son …
-Aethelred returns and forces … back to D…
-Cnuts s… in England r…
-Aethelred dies and is s… by his son E…
-Cnut beats King … at the Battle of A…
-they come to the agreement that W… will belong to Edmund, the rest of the … with be run by …, and if one of them dies the other i… their land
-… dies and Cnut become king of …
-Aethelred mass kills all Viking men women and children
—>St Brice’s Day Massacre
-Forkbeard (king of Denmark) is angered so conquers England, and Aethelre fleas
-Forkbeard dies and is succeeded by his son Cnut
-Aethelred returns and forces Cnut back to Denmark
-Cnuts supporters in England rebel
-Aethelred dies and is succeeded by his son Edmund
-Cnut beats King Edmund at the Battle of Assandun
-they come to the agreement that Wessex will belong to Edmund, the rest of the country with be run by Cnut, and if one of them dies the other inherits their land
-Edmund dies and Cnut become king of England
Pros and cons of Britains changes under Cnut
Pro:
-p… time free from … raids
-the popular l… of of Edgar the P… were brought back
-he saw B… as his main d… rather than a c…
Cons:
-h… takeover to start his r…
-he was s… against Anglo-… who he thought might r…
-e… lots of powerful …-Saxons
-transferred riches back to …
-Danish n… were given …
Pro:
-peaceful time free from Viking raids
-the popular laws of of Edgar the Peaceful were brought back
-he saw Britain as his main domain rather than a colony
Cons:
-hostile takeover to start his reign
-he was strict against Anglo-Saxons who he thought might rebel
-executed lots of powerful Anglo-Saxons
-transferred riches back to Denmark
-Danish nobles were given land
Emma of Normandy
-C… married her
-she united the … and Anglo-Saxons when she married …
-she brought l… to her marriage with Cnut, expanding his … Sea empire
-she was a s… leader who was r…
-she was good with …
-her sons became kings of …: E… and H…
-Cnut married her
-she united the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons when she married Aethelred
-she brought land to her marriage with Cnut, expanding his North Sea empire
-she was a strong leader who was respected
-she was good with money
-her sons became kings of England: Edward and Harthacnut
Summary for invasion
-v… started to invade Britain for more l… and opportunities
-Britain was split into areas of control, … and …
-A… was young and inexperienced and faced many attempts from V… to conquer
-Aethelred offered D… for the Vikings to l…, making him u…
-in 101.., Cnut became k… and agreed to share the kingdom with …
-Edmund died and Cnut became king of …, creating his … Sea Empire
-Cnut married … of Normandy, which helped to build a strong …
-Vikings started to invade Britain for more land and opportunities
-Britain was split into areas of control, Wessex and danelaw
-Aethelred was young and inexperienced and faced many attempts from Vikings to conquer
-Aethelred offered Danegeld for the Vikings to leave, making him unpopular
-in 1014, Cnut became king and agreed to share the kingdom with Edmund
-Edmund died and Cnut became king of England, creating his North Sea Empire
-Cnut married emma of Normandy, which helped to build a strong empire
