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People invaded and settled - Vikings:
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Where did the Vikings invade from?
The Vikings came from the three countries of Scandinavia: Denmark,
Norway and Sweden.
Why were monasteries good places to raid?
Some Vikings were fierce pirate raiders: they stole treasure and
attacked local people.
In the year 793 Viking pirate raiders sailed across the North Sea to a
Christian monastery at Lindisfarne in north-east England.
Who where the Vikings?
Most Vikings were great travellers and sailed to other parts of
Europe, where they traded and often settled as farmers, fishermen
and trappers.
When was the Viking invasion?
In 865 a 'Great Army' of Danish Vikings invaded England.
In the end the Vikings conquered all of northern, central and eastern
England, and seized much of the land for there farms.
Why did the Vikings invade and settle in Britain?
Most Vikings who sailed overseas were simply searching for better
land for their farms.
What impact did King Alfred have on the Viking invasion?
Rather than face defeat, Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, paid the
Vikings (Danes) to leave his kingdom alone.
What was special about the Viking longboats?
Warships and raiding ships were designed to come right up on the
beach so that men could jump out and start fighting straight away.
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