1. The Vikings & Anglo-Saxons

2. 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

3. Where Were They From?
Scandinavia

4. 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

5. 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

6. Viking Exploration Settled Iceland Crossed Atlantic Ocean
Greenland
Hudson Bay
Likely first Europeans to reach America

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8. 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)

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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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13. Essential Question
How did the conflict between the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons allow the Normans to take control of England?