Names
Name the male archaeologist who studied the site between 1974 and 1986
Martin Biddle
The bones of how many individuals were discovered in the east room of the mausoleum
264
How far below the Viking Camp was the River
6 metres
In which Kingdom was Repton
Mercia
Whichy Mercian King was driven out of Repton by the Viking attack in 873
Burgred/Burhred
Name the King of Mercia after whom the Church was named.
Wystan/Wigstan
How tall was the Viking Warrior buried intact in the mausoleum
9 foot
What was the name of the river that ran beside the Viking Winter Camp
Trent River
According to the archaeologists in which winter did the Vikings camp at Repton
873-874
In 869 the Viking Army returned to Thetford in East Anglia and defeated the local King, where had they come from prior to that battle
York
Name the Mercian King who ruled from 855-860
Aethelbald
Was the mound over the mausoleum built by the Mercians or the Vikings
Vikings
What river joins the Trent River near Great Wilne
Derwent
In which town did the Vikings make their winter camp in the year before Repton
Torksey
In 865 the Viking Army invaded England, made camp in Thetford and stole what animals
horses
Name the female archaeologist who studied the site between 1974-1986
Birthe Kjolbye-Biddle
What natural substance did the Vikings put over the rubble of the deconstructed mausoleum?
thick layer of clay
What was the name of the town opposite where the River Trent meets the Humber River
Faxfleet
In what year did the Danish Army defeat the King of East Anglia
869
IN 867, prior to the Viking Army setting out for East Anglia, which group of locals attacked the Vikings at York
Northumbrians
Name the female archaeologist who has most recently studied the site and was the host on the introductory video.
Cat Jarman
Is the mausoleum to the east or west of the church
west
What was the name of the river that joins the Trent and Humber near Faxfleet
River Ouse
In what year did the Danish Great Army invade England
865
After their wintering at Repton which Viking leader went back to the north with part of the army to battle the Northumbrians, Picts and Strathclydwallians
Healfden