1066: The Contenders

Before becoming King of England, Harold Godwinson was the Earl of ___________.

• Wessex

• Essex

• York

• Sussex

What was the name of the council that elected kings in Anglo-Saxon England?

• The Witan

• The Magnum Concilium

• The Althing

• Dave

What was the name of the king that died in 1066?

• Edward the Confessor

• Edgar the Aetheling

• Winnie the Pooh

• Alfred the Great

Harald Hardrada was the king of which Scandinavian country?

• Norway

• Sweden

• Denmark

• Waterloo

Where is Bayeux?

• Normandy, France

• Novgorod, Russia

• Oslo, Norway

• The Ottoman Empire

Before winning the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror was known as William __ ________.

• of Normandy

• of Norway

• Big Nose

• of Norwich

How does the Bayeux Tapestry suggest that Harold Godwinson died?

• An arrow in the eye

• An arrow to the knee

• A knee in the eye

• Peacefully in his sleep

What is an Aetheling?

• An Anglo-Saxon Prince

• An Anglo-Saxon Soldier

• An Anglo-Saxon King

• An Anglo-Saxon Artist Formerly Known as Prince

How did William of Normandy respond when he heard that Harold Godwinson had been crowned King of England?

• He built a fleet of ships

• He built a fleet of chips

• He accepted the decision of the Witan

• He wrote an angry letter

Which of the four candidates for the throne was initially chosen to be King of England by the Witan?

• Harold Godwinson

• Harald Hardrada

• Edgar the Aetheling

• William of Normandy