The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor

Question 1

repelled

Answer 1

forced back to stop an attack

Question 2

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

or

Answer 2

someone who

Examples include: traitor, donor, creator

Question 3

tapestry

Answer 3

a piece of cloth with a picture
created by weaving or sewing

Question 4

confessor

Answer 4

someone who has born witness
to their religious faith by their life

Question 5

converted

Answer 5

changed to a new religion

Question 6

legend

Answer 6

a traditional story regarded as
historical but not verified

Question 7

brutality

Answer 7

savage physical violence

Question 8

heathen

Answer 8

a person who does not belong
to a main religion

Question 9

chronicle

Answer 9

a factual written account of
historical events

Question 10

chieftain

Answer 10

the leader of a people or a clan

Question 11

fjord

Answer 11

a long, narrow, deep inlet of the
sea between high cliffs

Question 12

manuscript

Answer 12

document written by hand

Question 13

ousted

Answer 13

driven out of a position or place

Question 14

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

-ity

Answer 14

quality, state or
degree

Examples Include:
dignity, intensity, speciality

Question 15

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

chron

Answer 15

time

Examples include:
chronology, chronological, synchronise

Question 16

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

re

Answer 16

again, back

Examples include:
review, replay, rewrite

Question 17

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

scrib

Answer 17

write, draw

Examples include:
scribble, scribe, describe

Question 18

Idiom:

it’s a foolish sheep that
makes the wolf his confessor

Answer 18

You should only confide in someone who is trustworthy.

Question 19

Idiom:

where there are wolf ears, wolf’s teeth are near

Answer 19

Don’t ignore signs of danger and stay aware of your surroundings.

(Believed to originated from a Viking quote in the Volsunga Saga.)