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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?

-A Viking Case Study

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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study

HistoryUnit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?

Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?

Dictionary definitions

Invade verb

to enter for conquest or plunder e.g.“invade a country”

Settle verb

to establish a place to live, to make one's home e.g “settle in London”



Sort the words into the correct columns

Invade SettleArrive

Visit

Conquer

Attack

Land

Remain

Stay

Defeat



2000

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0200

BC AD

1666: The Great Fire of London

1850s: Florence

Nightingale

55 BC - 400 AD: Roman

Britain

625: Burial at Sutton

Hoo

790-1060s: The Viking

Age




This picture shows an Viking invader.

The Vikings raided British towns and cities many times before they eventually settled.

What clues in the picture tell you that this wasan invader rather than a settler?

shield

sword

helmet

axe



This picture shows some Viking settlers.

The Vikings settled in Britain afterthe invasion.

They built homes like the one below and farms.

What clues in the picture tell you that these were settlers rather than invaders?


A Viking longhouse



Why did the Vikings travel from their homelands and where did they go?

Greenland & North America

Iceland

Finland

Britain &Ireland

France, Holland

& Germany

The Vikings came from

Scandinavia(shown in

red)



How did the Vikings travel so far from their homelands?

They travelled in longships, like the one shown below. They were very fast ships which could go ashore almost anywhere.

oars

squaresail

carving on the prow

row of shields

flat bottom



Why were monasteries good places to raid?

Monasteries are easy to raid. The monks don’t fight

backThe Vikings steal the food

stores we keep for the poor.

And the monks have lots of treasure which people

have donated to them. We steal that too.

Because we build our monasteries in quiet, out of town places, there’s no-one

nearby to help us



Here is a picture of a Viking settlement.



Who was King Alfred the Great?

Alfred was born in 849.

By the age of 22 he had become the ruler of the West Saxons.

He raised an army to drive the Danes out of the South of England.

He then made an agreement with the Danes that they could live in a certain part of England.

This area was called the Danelaw.

He also made many improvements to the army and navy, and to education and laws.



Where did the Vikings finally settle in England?

The area shown in red on the map was called the Danelaw. This was the area controlled by the Vikings.

The green areas were controlled by the Anglo-Saxons.

This was the situation after the agreement that was made between the Danes and King Alfred.

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