How the Vikings changed Britain
I can describe the different ways in which Britain changed because of Viking invasion and settlement.
How the Vikings changed Britain
I can describe the different ways in which Britain changed because of Viking invasion and settlement.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Viking invasions caused huge amounts of conflict in Britain for over 200 years.
- Viking trade brought valuable foreign goods to Britain and Viking settlement created new towns with Viking place names.
- In areas of Viking settlement, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings often married, creating new generations with a mixed identity.
- The threat of the Vikings led to the Anglo-Saxons fortifying towns and gradually uniting their kingdoms to survive.
- A good description of the ways in which Britain changed due to the Vikings will use knowledge from across this unit.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that Britain only changed for the worse because of the Vikings.
Britain changed in multiple positive ways because of Viking invasion and settlement through trade, changing place names, creating a new generation and even creating the England we know today.
Keywords
Settlement - a settlement is a place where people establish a community
Generation - a generation refers to people born and living at the same time
Unite - to unite means to bring together to form a whole
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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a place where people establish a community
people born and living at the same time
to bring together to form a whole