Viking Invasions

How many kingdoms were there in England in the 8th Century?

• 6

• 5

• 7

• 13

In what year did the Vikings first invade England?

• 800

• 345

• 720

• 793

Which of these was not a country that the Vikings came from?

• Norway

• France

• Denmark

• Sweden

Why were Vikings so good at sailing and building ships?

Why were longboats so perfect for attacking the coastal towns?

Where in England did the Vikings invade in 793?

• Lindisfarne Monastery

• Canterbury Cathedral

• Columba Monastery

• Augustine Convent

What made the Vikings so frightening to those they attacked?

Which word means a person with no religion or one that is not Christian, Muslim or Jewish?

• scholar

• marauder

• Heathen

• vigilant

Which word means something worrying that makes you think something bad will happen?

• desecrated

• warrant

• marauder

• ominous

Which word means to damage or destroy a holy/sacred place such as a church?

• desecrate

• obtain

• tribulation

• insightful