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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and
settled in Britain in the past?
History
Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?
Dictionary definitions
Invade verb
to enter for conquest or plunder e.g.“invade a country”
Settle verb
to establish a place to live, to make one's home e.g “settle in London”
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Sort the words into the correct columns
Invade SettleArrive
Visit
Conquer
Attack
Land
Remain
Stay
Defeat
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
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1666: The Great Fire of London
1850s: Florence
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?
This picture shows an Viking invader.
The Vikings raided British towns and cities many times before they eventually settled.
What clues in the picture tell you that this wasan invader rather than a settler?
shield
sword
helmet
axe
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
This picture shows some Viking settlers.
The Vikings settled in Britain afterthe invasion.
They built homes like the one below and farms.
What clues in the picture tell you that these were settlers rather than invaders?
Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?
A Viking longhouse
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Why did the Vikings travel from their homelands and where did they go?
Greenland & North America
Iceland
Finland
Britain &Ireland
France, Holland
& Germany
The Vikings came from
Scandinavia(shown in
red)
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
How did the Vikings travel so far from their homelands?
They travelled in longships, like the one shown below. They were very fast ships which could go ashore almost anywhere.
oars
squaresail
carving on the prow
row of shields
flat bottom
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Why were monasteries good places to raid?
Monasteries are easy to raid. The monks don’t fight
backThe Vikings steal the food
stores we keep for the poor.
And the monks have lots of treasure which people
have donated to them. We steal that too.
Because we build our monasteries in quiet, out of town places, there’s no-one
nearby to help us
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Here is a picture of a Viking settlement.
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Who was King Alfred the Great?
Alfred was born in 849.
By the age of 22 he had become the ruler of the West Saxons.
He raised an army to drive the Danes out of the South of England.
He then made an agreement with the Danes that they could live in a certain part of England.
This area was called the Danelaw.
He also made many improvements to the army and navy, and to education and laws.
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Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking Case Study
Where did the Vikings finally settle in England?
The area shown in red on the map was called the Danelaw. This was the area controlled by the Vikings.
The green areas were controlled by the Anglo-Saxons.
This was the situation after the agreement that was made between the Danes and King Alfred.
