People Flashcards
(12 cards)
Who was Alcuin?
An 8-9th Century Northumbrian Anglo-Latin poet, educator, and cleric, who spent time at the court of Charlemagne
Who was St Ansgar?
An early missionary who went to Birka in 830 to convert the Vikings to Christianity. He was not successful.
Who was Ingólfr Arnarson?
The first settler of Iceland (as far as we know!)
Who was involved in the treaty that established the Danelaw?
King Alfred of England
Danish leader Guthrum
What was King Æthelstan’s greatest victory
Retaking taking the Kingdom of York and becoming the first King of a united “England”
Who was Rollo?
Danish leader who founded Normandy
Who was Charles the Simple
Frankish leader who signed treaty with Rollo to create Normandy
Who was Erik the Red
10th Century Viking banished to Iceland, in 982 settled on Greenland (first settler) then later encouraged others to settle there too.
What is Leif Eriksson famous for?
Settling in Vinland (Newfoundland)
Who was Erik the Red’s son?
Leif Eriksson, who went to Vinland
Where was Canute king of?
Denmark, then England too from 1016
Who was buried in the Gokstad ship?
We think King Olaf of Vestfold, who died 890
