Anglo Saxon

Created by

Alice Cottrill

Cards (100)

What were the reasons for the rebellions in the north
-Robert Cumin violently attacked towns villages when he went north
-Robert Cumin was murdered by northumbrians in Durham
who was the king from 1042-1066
Edward the Confessor
what is an earl
the most important men after the king
what is a thegn
local lords controlling land in their area
what are peasants
farmers with small farms
what are ceorls
'Free' peasant farmers not tied to their land
what are slaves
seen as property
how was the country divided
It was divided into earldoms which were each ruled by an earl who maintained law and order
how was the earldom divided
- Each earldom was divided into shires
- Each shire was divided into hundreds
- Each hundred was divided into tithings
what is a tithing
a group of ten families
what is a hundred
100 hides
what was a hide
An area of land covering about 120 acres
what was the fyrd
the army made up of one man from every 5 hides
how long did a fyrd have to serve
for 40 days
what was a shire reeve
Kings representative in local government and collected fines and taxes and enforced the law and called men for the fyrd
what is geld tax
tax on the land to pay of the vikings
what is a blood feud
Series of retaliatory acts where the offender's family and tribe would be attacked
what is the wergild
money for a man/money to the family of a person the wrongdoer had injured or killed
what is a burh
The main town of each shire
what was a bishop
A leader who led the community's worship and supervised the life of the Christian congregation
what was a local priest
ordinary people not well educated
what was an abbot
Head of a monastery
who was Harold Godwinson
earl of wessex from 1053
who was Tostig Godwinson
Earl of Northumbria from 1055
who was Leofwine Godwinson
Earl of Kent 1057
who was Gyrth Godwinson
Earl of East Anglia from 1057
who was Edith of Wessex
Harold's sister and Edward the Confessors wife
who did Harold and Tostig defeat
the king of wales
where did Harold go on orders of the king
Normandy in 1064
what happened when Harold went to normandy
-he was captured by Count Guy of Ponthieu
-William of normandy rescued him
-Harold helped William in 2 military campaigns
-Harold swore an oath to support williams claim to the throne
what was the rising against Earl Tostig
-1065 northumbrian thegns rose against Tostig
-they invited Morcar (brother to the earl of mercia)to be their next earl
-Harold was married to Morcars sister
-the king ordered an army to stop an uprising but the other earls did not send their men so Tostig was alone
- Tostig was exiled, with support from Harold
why was there an uprising against Earl Tostig
-Tostig was from the south, when the north had strong viking links
-he abused his power by killing rivals
-taxed northumbria heavily
-didnt defend northumbria from an attack from the king of scotland (Malcom III) in 1061
when did Edward the Confessor die
5th January 1066
what is the Witan
king's council
when was Edward the Confessor buried
6th of January 1066
who had claims to Edward the Confessors throne
-Harold Godwinson
-William of Normandy
-Harald Hardrada
-Edgar Aethling
who was William of Normandy
The Duke of Normandy
who was Harald Hardrada
King of Norway
who was Edgar Aethling
Edward's closest relative, who was only 14 in 1066
who was first crowned king after Edward the Confessor
Harold Godwinson by the Witan