WorksheetsY5/6 Anglo Saxons and Vikings
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 21mins
What year did the Vikings arrive in Britain?
65 BC
236 AD
793 AD
742 AD
What is meant by the term Danegeld?
The money which the Vikings used to buy land when they arrived in Britain.
The money which the Vikings found during their journey to Britain.
The money given to the Vikings by the Anglo-Saxons to stop them invading.
The money the Vikings stole from the Anglo-Saxons.
How did the Vikings travel to countries for invasion?
By boats
By foot
By roads
By air
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.
King Cnut
King Sveyn
King Edgar
King Edward
Ethelred the Unready
What did 'Alfred the Great' do to be known as great?
Fill in the blank. Most of the Anglo-Saxons that came over to Britain were __________.
Kings
Attackers
Soldiers
Cooks
Farmers
In which year did the Romans leave Britain?
43 BC
43 AD
407 BC
407 AD
Which city became the Viking capital of England?
York
London
Nottingham
Manchester
In AD793 where did the Vikings famously attack?
Lindisfarne monastery in Northumbria
Buckingham Palace in London
York Castle
Bolsover Castle
Which was the only English kingdom that did not fall to the Vikings?
Northumbria
Wessex
East Anglia
Mercia
Which English King beat the Vikings in battle?
King Henry VIII
King Alfred the Great
King George
King Arthur
While some Vikings came to fight, what did others do?
They built Stone Henge.
They invented the wheel.
They were farmers, and kept animals and grew crops.
They discovered America.
How did the Vikings travel to countries for invasion?
By boats
By foot
By roads
By air
Why did the Vikings invade Britain?
More land
More power
Trade
All of the above
Who was already settled in Britain before the Vikings arrived?
Anglo-Saxons
Romans
Celts
Normans
How was life for the Vikings different to the life of the Anglo-Saxons?
