Britain and the Vikings

• Which group settled in England from around AD400?

  Anglo-Saxons
• Which three gropus made up the Anglo-Saxons?

  The Angles, Saxons and the Jutes
• When was the first recorded Viking attack?

  793 AD
• Where was the first recorded Viking attack on Britain?

  The Monastery at Lindisfarne
• Why did the Vikings raid the Anglo-Saxon settlements in Britain?

  They knew of their wealth and they could sail home easily.
• Where were the Vikings from?

  Denmark, Sweden, Norway (Scandinavia)
• Why were the Vikings able to raid countries abroad so easily?

  They were avid sailors, their longboats could sail up rivers.
• Why did the Vikings settle in Britain?

  Better farmland, Scandinavia was overcrowded (hilly in Norway, sandy soil in Denmark) and Britain offered opportunities for fortune for the younger brothers of families who wouldn't inherit land.