History Year 4 - Vikings VS Anglo-Saxons

Place these events in Chronological order.

• King Edgar died in 975 after a strong reign. He had two surviving sons, Edward and Ethelred.

• In 1009, Sveyn sent a huge army to England.

• Sveyn died in 1013, just five weeks after he was declared King.

• Sveyn of Denmark began a series of attacks on England in 1002. Ethelred paid him Danegeld to keep him out of England.

• Cnut became the first King to be ruler of all Kingdoms in England. His reign was very successful, he died in 1035.

Finish off this important figure's name...

Alfred the ........

• Brave

• Great

• Wholesome

• Honest

Can you sort these names into which are Vikings and which are Saxons.

Groups:

(a) Vikings

,

(b) Saxons

• Edmund Ironside

• Ethelred the Unready

• King Edgar

• King Cnut

• King Sveyn

• King Edward

Can you draw a picture of a Viking long-ship?

What did 'Alfred the Great' do to be known as great?

'The Vikings carefully thought out the design of their Viking long-ships.'

Do you agree?

• YES

• NO

Who became the King of England after the battle of 1066?

• Harold Godwinson

• Harold Hadrada

• William Duke of Normandy

• King Cnut

Harold ​ (a)   defeated ​ (b)   at the battle of Stamford bridge. However, he lost to ​ (c)   at the battle of Hastings in 1066.

• Godwinson
• Harold Hadrada
• William of Normandy

Who do you think deserved to be King of England and why?

Can you label the parts of the Vikings longship?

c

b

a

d

Mast

Shields

Hull

Sail