Viking Way of Life
What is the name of the most common Viking home?
Longhouse
What did Cyril and Methodius do?
preach to the Slavs/missionaries
Who was the King of Wessex?
King Alfred the Great
What were the Runes? (something invented by the Vikings)
Medieval alphabet
Who was from Thessalonica (greek city)?
The two brothers Cyril and Methodius (Christian missionaries)
Which group of people was King Alfred fighting against?
Danish Vikings
Why were the Skalds (poets) important to Viking belief and tradition?
Who was the Moravian king, King Rostislav?
King of modern day Czech Republic that sent Christian missionaries to Bulgar rather than to fight them in war.
Which three groups of people invaded England after the Western Roman Empire collapsed?
Saxons
Jutes
Angles
What was the legendary place called Valhalla?
Heaven for the Vikings.
What problem did Cyril and Methodius encounter when preaching to the Slavs?
Slavs did not understand Latin or Greek and could not read the Bible
What was the Danelaw?
Region of England where King Alfred forced the Danes to live (to keep peace)
Who was the mythological viking god of greatest importance?
Odin, god of kings, poets and warriors
What is the name of the alphabet that Cyril invented?
Glagolithic or Cyrillic or similar system to Greek with special symbols (either answer is fine)
Name two of King Alfred's contributions to English society and education?
1. Common law (Codified law of different tribes filtered through 10 Commandments)
2. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (published written account of current events and tracking English history)