Viking Basics
were did the vikings come from?
denmark,norway and sweden.
What happened when the Romans left Britain
They were attacked by outsiders (Picts, etc.)
What god became wednsday?
Wooden
Where did Erik the Red escape to because he killed a man?
Iceland
Where was Duke William from?
Normandy
What does Norsemen mean?
Men of the North
What was the name of the Chief who asked for military help to defend Britain
Vortigern
What god became thursday?
Thor
Where was Leif Erickson born?
Iceland
Where was Harald Hardrda from?
Norway
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Who were the two brothers that Vortigern invited?
Hengist and Horsa
IN battle fighting
What place did Leif Erickson first discover and move to?
Greenland
Which King of England died with no son>
Kind Edard the Confessor
What religion did the Vikings follow?
Norse Mythology
Name the three groups of people who invaded Britain at this time
Anglos, Saxons and Jutes
Polytheistic
Where in North America did Leif Erickson discover?
Who did the nobles name king after Edward the Confessor died?
Godwinson
Where in Britain did the Vikings first invade and raid?
Lindisfarne
Who was the first Anglo-Saxon king of Britain?
Alfred the Great
Name the great tree of life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil
Who was the first European to land in North America?
Leif Erikson
Who defeated Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings?
William Duke of Normandy