Long term significance

    Cards (7)

    • Who’s Alfred’s grandson, whom defeated the vikings in a battle?
      Athelstan
    • Who was the first king to rule whole of England?
      Athelstan, around 927
    • Where was the battle and when were the vikings defeated?
      In 937, in Brunanburh
    • Who became King in 959?

      Edgar the peaceful, Alfred’s great-grandson
    • Which common language influences our English today and why?
      Latin, Alfred encouraged young boys to translate from Latin to English
    • How did the English identity began?

      Anglos called themselves, ‘Angelcynn’ under Alfred’s rule
    • What influenced our system today?
      Unified legal system, which was shared
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