1. SANDRA PUUSEPP THE VIKINGS

2. THE SECOND WAVE OF GERMANS The second wave started at the end of the 8 th century More Vikings came during the 9 th and 10 th century The ending ‘-by’ means ‘town’ Viking words: eye, leg, sky, skin, take

3. THE VIKINGS Denmark, Norway, Sweden The word ‘Viking’ means ‘a pirate raid’ The Viking Age – AD 700 to 1100 Vikings mostly settled in Scotland and eastern England (they founded Dublin) The Vikings lived in tribes and were pagans Bold and skillful seamen

4. THE DANES 871 – the Danes invaded Wessex again They were allowed to settle by Danelaw and Wessex (York) England went under Danish control in 1013 Canute (Cnut the Great) King of Denmark The most effective king in Anglo-Saxon history

5. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR Ruled 1042 to 1066 One of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England Restored the rule of the House of Wessex Lived a saintly life

6. ALFRED THE GREAT King Albert (841-899) King of Wessex His army Infantrymen Horsemen The British navy Translated Ecclesiastical History of the English People The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

7. USED MATERIALS “British History” by Riina Kuuskor and Merike Saar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor

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