The Vikings

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• The Vikings

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When did the Vikings arrive?

• The Vikings arrived in England about 1,200 years
  ago
• They stayed for 300 years.

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A Timeline to show where the Vikings fit into
British history
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Where did the Vikings come from?

• The Viking people came from the three countries
  of Scandinavia
• Denmark
• Norway
• Sweden.

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Who were the Vikings?

• They were mostly farmers, but some worked as
  craftsmen or traders.
• Many Vikings were great travellers and sailed all
  over Europe and the north Atlantic Ocean in their
  longships.

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• Some went as fierce pirate raiders.
• They stole treasure and attacked local people.
• But most Vikings who sailed overseas were simply
  searching for better land for their farms.

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• The name 'Viking' comes from a language which is
  called 'Old Norse'.
• It means 'a pirate raid'.

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Some significant events of the Viking Age.
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793 AD

• In the year 793 Viking pirate raiders sailed
  across the North Sea to a Christian monastary at
  Lindisfarne in north-east England. .
• They stole its treasures, murdered the monks and
  terrified everyone.
• This was followed by other violent 'Viking raids'
  all over Britain.

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865 AD

• In 865 a 'Great Army' of Danish Vikings led by
  Ivor the Boneless, invaded England.
• The Vikings conquered all of northern, central
  and eastern England, and seized much of the land
  for their own farms.

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867 AD

• In 867 the Vikings attacked captured York. .
• During the same period, they sailed to northern
  and western Scotland. ..
• They also settled in the Isle of Man, and parts
  of Wales .

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871 AD

• The only part of England to hold out against the
  Vikings was Wessex.
• In 871 Alfred the Great became King of Wessex .
• He had to fight many battles to stop the Vikings
  taking over Wessex.

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878- 886 AD

• In 878 the Vikings were defeated by Alfred the
  Great at Eddington
• The leader of the Vikings was called Guthrum.
• In 886 Alfred drew up a treaty allowing the
  Vikings to live in the Danelaw .

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899 AD

• In 899 Alfred died. .
• He was the only Saxon King to stop the Vikings
  invading all of England. .

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950 AD

• The last Viking king of York, was Eirik Bloodaxe
• He was killed at the battle of Stainmore in 954 .

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980 AD

• A Viking man called Bjarni Herjolfsson discovered
  America by accident in the year 985.

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991 AD

• In 991 the English were defeated at the battle of
  Malden .

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1001 AD

• A few years later, in 1001, Leif Eriksson 'the
  Lucky' sailed to America to take a proper look at
  it. .

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1016 AD

• Edmund became king.
• Canute defeated Edmund
• ..Edmund died and Canute became king.

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1035 AD

• King Canute ruled the whole of England in peace
  until 1035 when he died.
• Harald became king.
• In 1040 Canutes son Harthacanute became King..

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1042 AD

• Harthacanute died suddenly in 1042.
• Edward the Confessor was chosen as king of
  England.

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1066 AD

• In 1066 Harold ll claimed the throne.
• He was killed at the battle of Stamford Bridge
  the same year .
• This was the end of the Viking Age in England. .