Vikings & Anglo-Saxons History Retrieval Quiz Yr4 Trinity

Vikings were skilled at... (CHOOSE 4)

• trading.

• fishing.

• farming.

• fighting.

• writing manuscripts.

Vikings mostly lived in large towns and cities.

• True

• False

When did the Vikings begin to raid Britain at Lindisfarne?

• AD 793

• AD 795

• AD 797

Why did the Vikings invade Britain? (CHOOSE 3)

• Their gods told them to.

• Britain had better land.

• Britain had more resources, like gold and silver.

• Churches and monasteries were easy to plunder for riches.

The Vikings attacked and invaded... (CHOOSE 3)

• Germany

• East of England

• Belgium

• Northern Britain and Ireland

• Normandy

Which city was attacked by the Danish Vikings?

• Lindisfarne

• London

• Belfast

Which city fell to the Vikings and became their capital?

• London.

• York.

• Cardiff.

King Alfred the Great eventually defeated King Guthrum at the Battle of Edington in AD 878.

• True

• False

The Battle of Edington in AD 878 was significant because... (CHOOSE 2)

• it was in the south of England.

• it was a turning point where the Anglo-Saxons started to recapture lost territories.

• it led to an agreement being made between the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings called Danelaw - where the Vikings could have land in England to live in their own way of life.

After the long and successful reign of the Viking King Canute, what happened to the rule of England? (CHOOSE 2)

• The son of Ethelred The Unready, Edward the Confessor, was given the throne of England.

• The Vikings continued to rule over all of England.

• Edward the Confessor let Harold Godwinson and his father control the decisions about how to rule England.

• England was ruled by a strong and powerful king - Edward the Confessor.