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.

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

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

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

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

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 Sveyn

• King Edward

• King Edgar

• King Cnut

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

Shields

Mast

Hull

Sail