EUB352 - End of Unit Quiz

The Northmen (Vikings) from Norway, Denmark and Sweden were most successful as:

• Traders

• Raiders

• Farmers

• Procreators

• All of the above, they were just a very successful race...

Who was the Frankish King who gave an area of land to the Viking King Rollo to protect Paris from other Vikings (this land would later become Normandy)?

• Charles II the Bald

• Charles II the Fat

• Charles the Younger

• Charles the Simple

The Normans are important because a descendent of Rollo went on to conqueror

• England

• Ireland

• Scotland

• France

The first ever recorded Viking raid on England happened at:

• Gorton Monastery

• Calder Abbey

• Lindisfarne Monastery

• Gisborough Priory

I was the King of Wessex from 871-886, I was the first self-proclaimed King of the Angles and Saxons. I commissioned the Anglo-saxon Chronicles. Who am I?

• King Cnut

• Harold Godwinson

• William the Conqueror

• Alfred the Great

I was the King of Denmark, England and Norway. I was the King of England in 1016. I was very popular and economically successful. Who am I?

• King Cnut

• Harold Godwinson

• William the Conqueror

• Alfred the Great

I was the last crowned Anglo-saxon King of England. I was defeated at the Battle of Hastings (this is a VERY famous event). I was thought of as an oath breaker and did not gain support from the church. Who am I?

• King Cnut

• Harold Godwinson

• William the Conqueror

• Alfred the Great

I won the battle of Hastings and famously made the England that still exists today. In 1066 I changed the world. Who am I?

• King Cnut

• Harold Godwinson

• William the Conqueror

• Alfred the Great

Ooops looks like I left out a Harold! Harold Sigurdsson was the other contender for the English throne. He was a pretty cool guy but was killed by Harold Godwinson in York. He was the very last:

• Anglo-Saxon King

• Viking King

• Frankish King

• Spanish King

The Normans brought something very, very special to England, Danielle loves these

• Kittens

• Naval fleets

• Pagan religion

• Castles