Vocabulary
What is a "knight" in French?
Un chevalier
Who is crowned king of England in 1066?
William the Conqueror
Who is Queen Matilda?
William's wife
What kind of clothes were the Viking men and women wearing?
Tunics
When was the tapestry made?
In the 1070s
Comment dit-on "une étoile filante" en Anglais?
A shooting star
Where do the Vikings come from?
They come from Norway and Sweden
Was Harold crowned King of England?
Yes (after Edward died)
Can you name a Viking god?
Thor
Odin
Freia
Loki
What is the omen which appears in the sky for Harold's crowning?
A shooting star
What is the English for "venger"?
to avenge
What is the name of one of the only survivor of Viking raids in England?
The priest Gildas
What is the name of the warrior interrupting the lord in the extract of the episode of Vikings?
Ragnar
What was the name of the symbols the Vikings used to write?
The runes
In which battle did Harold die?
The battle of Hastings
What does "burial place" mean in French?
Un lieu de sépulture
When did Brasil Brown discover the remains of a huge Viking ship?
In 1938
What is the name of the man who captured Harold when he landed in Normandy?
Guy (of Ponthieu)
What were the rules of succession when a king died?
There were no rules!
Can you name two elements represented on the borders of the tapestry?
Animals, human figures, crosses, castles, symbols...
Compléter la phrase : "My lord, we all want to feast, but we also want to know where we'll..."
be raiding this summer."
What did the Vikings do in the year 840?
They started forming an army.
Who is Odon?
A bishop
William's half-brother
What is the origin of the word "fashion"?
The French word "Façon"
For which event did the British made another tapestry in the XXth century?
The D-Day Landing in Normandy, June 1944