The Celts
Gaelic
associated with modern Welsh and Scots
Latin
Old English
The language associated the one spoken by the Anglo-Saxon
Old Norse
the language spoken by the Vikings
William
the Duke of Normandy, who defeated King Harold in the Battle of Hastings
Iron Age
The time in which the Celts lived in Britain
Hadrian's Wall
the structure built to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire
Germanic tribes
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
Nordic Viking
mostly pagan of Scandinavian origin
The Bayeux Tapestry
an embroidered cloth that chronicles the legendary tale of the Norman conquest of England
Boudicca
the queen of Iceni tribe (Celt), who led a revolt against Roman rule
St. Augustine of Canterbury
the person who founded the English church
Christianity
The time in which this religion grew in England and churches were established
Whitby, Scunthorpe
The names of places that are associated with the Vikings
Harold
a nobleman who was chosen a successor but got defeated by William
barbarians
The meaning of the word in Greek
Pax Romana
the long period of peace experienced in the Roman Empire
Northumbria
one of the largest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
Harald
the Norwegian king who failed in the attempt to invade England
Domesday Book
a written record of the ownership and value of land in England
clan
the basic unit of Celtic life
Londinium
the most important city in Roman Britain
Beowulf
a classic Anglo-Saxon epic poem, which tells the story of a heroic warrior who battles monsters and dragons
Lindisfarne
the place where the first big Viking attack on what is now England
feudalism
the system introduced to England by the Norman French