Vikings In The West

Question 1

When was the raid on Lindisfarne

Answer 1

793

Question 2

Reasons why Vikings raided England (5)

Answer 2

Lack of fertile land in Norway
Lack of women in the homelands
England was divided
Vulnerable monasteries
Advanced long ships

Question 3

Viking battle tactics (3)

Answer 3

Berserkers
Blood eagle
Shield wall

Question 4

Viking weapons

Answer 4

Axes, spears, swords, wooden shields

Question 5

When did the Great Heathen Army arrive

Answer 5

865

Question 6

Who led the G.H.A

Answer 6

Guthrum

Question 7

Where did the G.H.A conquer

Answer 7

Northumbria
Mercia
East Anglia

Question 8

When was the battle of Edington

Answer 8

878

Question 9

What happened in the battle of Edington

Answer 9

King Alfred of Wessex defeated Guthrum
Led to the treaty of Wedmore

Question 10

What was the Treaty of Wedmore and when was it

Answer 10

878
Alfred allowed the Vikings to settle in the Danelaw
Guthrum converted to Christianity

Question 11

How was Viking activity in Ireland different to England

Answer 11

The Irish successfully defeated the Vikings in 1014

Question 12

What was significant about Brian Boru

Answer 12

He was a king who united the Irish chieftans and expelled the Vikings from Ireland in 1014

Question 13

Features of Viking raiding in Ireland (3)

Answer 13

Overwintered in Dublin
Raided monasteries (Rathlin island)
Thralls and portable wealth

Question 14

Viking raiding in France (2 points)

Answer 14

Overwintered on the river Seine to attack Paris
Raided monasteries (Noirmoutier)

Question 15

How did French kings try to stop Viking raids (2 ways)

Answer 15

Fortifies bridges
Charles the simple allowed Vikings to stay in Normandy in northern France

Question 16

Features of Viking settlement in France (3)

Answer 16

Led by Rollo
Assimilated with the French
Became Normans

Question 17

What did the Viking camp at Torksey suggest about the G.H.A (2)

Answer 17

Woman and children too
Traded manufactured goods

Question 18

What impact did the Danelaw have on England (2)

Answer 18

English places have Norse endings (GrimsBY, SkegNESS)
Norse words such as ball, egg, daughter, Thursday, Friday

Question 19

Describe Jorvik’s trading connections (2)

Answer 19

River Ribble brought goods like walrus ivory from Ireland/ Atlantic
River Ouse brought good like silk from Scandinavia

Question 20

How did the Vikings assimilate with the English

Answer 20

Learnt English
Intermarriage
Minted coins like English kings
Converted to Christianity

Question 21

What is evidence for the Pictish genocide

Answer 21

All place names on the islands are Norse