The Vikings & Anglo-Saxons

Who Were The Vikings? AKA – Danes, Norsemen (Northmen) Superb warriors, sailors, & shipbuilders Ships

Long & narrow with carved, arched prows Could navigate shallow rivers to

attack inland Ruled by kings & nobles, but were

very democratic

Where Were They From? Scandinavia

Vikings Attack 800s – Drove into Eastern Europe

Sacked towns, destroyed churches, & defeated armies

Primary Interest – Trade Used rivers to their advantage Helped revive trade after Dark Ages

Vikings Invade England Invasion of England

871 & 876 – Alfred the Great attacks the Vikings & loses

886 – Vikings exhausted & sign peace treaty Can live in Merica & Northumbria

Danes are pushed out of England 1013 – Vikings retake control of all of England 1016 – King Canute takes throne

Unites England, Denmark, & Scandinavia

Viking Exploration Settled Iceland Crossed Atlantic Ocean

Greenland Hudson Bay

Likely first Europeans to reach America

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Who Were the Anglo-Saxons? Originally 2 separate groups (Angles &

Saxons) Replaced Romans in Britain in 450 A.D. Anglo-Saxon emerges as new culture Formed kingdoms – Northumbria, Merica,

Wessex Kingdoms became governmental districts

(shires) Governed by shire-reeve (Sheriff)

Alfred the Great

Vikings control England(Remember Timeline?) Took throne in 871 determined to drive out Vikings Made temporary peace after 1st failed attack Builds army & ships for 5 years before 2nd attack 886 – Signs treaty with Danes

Danish Rule 900s – Alfred’s successors regain some

of land Unified country, strengthened gov’t,

spread Christianity Danes attack & control England by 1013 1042

Danish line dies out Replaced by Edward the Confessor

Norman Conquest 1066 – Edward dies with no heir Anglo-Saxons refuse to recognize Norman ruler Choose Harold of Wessex instead Normans want to control England & attack Normans win, but Anglo-Saxons resist changes People are divided based on culture originally Eventually lifestyles, laws, & customs include

elements of both

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Essential Question How did the conflict between the Vikings

and the Anglo-Saxons allow the Normans to take control of England?