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Invaders from the north who liked to pillage European monasteries on the coast of Europe
Vikings
Land of Fire and Ice
Good duke of Bohemia known for his charity and love of God.
Wenceslas
Discovered "Vineland"
Leif Ericsson
European soldiers went to free the Holy Land from Muslim invaders; Popes helped to recruit soldiers
Early Crusades
Alphabet of the Viking people
Runes
Missionaries to the Slavic peoples
Methodius and Cyril
Queen of two countries; helped to bring chivalry to England
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Scottish king who's reign was so full of drama that William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy about him.
Macbeth
Large piece of artwork commissioned by Queen Matilda to honor her husband's victory at the Battle of Hastings; actually a work of embroidery; hung in a cathedral in France
Bayeux Tapestry
The "reconquering" of Spain by the Christians
Reconquista
Coptic saint known for the miracle at Mokatam Mountain.
St. Simon
First person named the "Holy Roman Emperor"; ruled over portions of Germany and France.
Otto I of Germany
Vladimir I of Russia
King of Wessex who laid the foundation for a unified England; fought off the Danes
Alfred the Great
Area of France where Vikings settled for generations.
Normandy
Eric the Red
What the Chinese called women's feet who had undergone the sad practice of foot binding to make them smaller.
Lily Feet
Muslims from North Africa who invaded Spain in the early middle ages.
Moors
Two sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Richard the Lionhearted and John
Very first place the Danes raided in England; a monastery
Lindisfarne
Special war dance from New Zealand that is still performed today at sports games.
Haka
Conquered England at the Battle of Hastings; Responsible for bringing feudalism to England
William the Conqueror
Polar Night
Famous Spanish fighter during the Christian reconquest of Spain; known for switching sides based on who could pay him the most
El Cid