Famous Dates
First king to rule England as a united kingdom
Egbert
"They would be angels instead of Angles if they were only Christians."
the monk, Gregory
territory under someone's rule
domain
First large-scale Christian missionary to Ireland
St. Patrick
Led Norse expeditions in France and became duke of Normandy
Rollo
"Learn how feeble is the power of earthly kings."
Canute
subject of a feudal lord
vassal
First German ruler to take the title of Holy Roman emperor
Otto
King of France who gave Normandy to the Norsemen
Charles the Simple
"I will give you your liberty if you will become a Christian and never again make war on my people."
Alfred the Great
loyalty to a feudal lord
homage
German king who conquered the Magyars; father of the first Holy Roman emperor
Henry the Fowler
Canute becomes king of England
1016
Icelander who established colonies in Greenland and Labrador
Leif the Lucky
Rollo
member of the lowest feudal class
serf
Ango-Saxon king who fled to Normandy when defeated by the Danes
Ethelred the Unready
First English naval victory
875
Chief of the Jutes; early Germanic settlers in England (2 people)
Hengist & Horsa
"You, King Alfred, were the wandering minstrel!"
Guthrum
resolving a dispute
conciliation
Son of Sweyn who ruled England with Edmund Ironside
Canute