The History of the English Language

Answer:

What did the Angles and Saxons gave to the Britons? And the Jutes?

List 10 Latin words the Romans left.

List 4 Anglo-Saxon words.

When did Christianity arrive?

List 6 words the Vikings left.



Help to prepare the oral lesson

Viking Powerpoint presentation

Video seen in class

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Questions about the Vikings

1. Why did the Vikings invade?

2. What was a longship made of and how was it powered?

3. Where did the Vikings come from?

4. What does the word Viking mean?

5. What is Rus called today?

6. Where else did the Vikings settle?

7. What did the Vikings call long stories?

8. What were these stories supposed to teach?

The Danelaw and Alfred the Great

The Danelaw

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Some Facts
Born: c. 849 AD
Birthplace: Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Died: 26-Oct-899 AD
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Executive summary: King of England, 871-99 AD
Apparently ordered the creation of the Alfred Jewel, which was discovered in 1683 in a marsh in Somerset. It is currently in the possession of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
Father: Ethelwulf
Mother: Osburga
Brother: King Ethelbald
Brother: King Ethelbert
Brother: King Ethelred I
Wife: Ealhswith (m. 868 AD)
Son: King Edward the Elder

ANSWER:
Was London in the Danelaw?
Was York in the Danelaw?
How long did Alfred live?
How long did he ruler for?

Why the Vikings came to Britain

The Vikings attacked Britain's holy places, slaughtered the monks who lived there and carried away countless treasures. Well designed boats and convenient winds helped these raiders to come and go as they pleased. Britain 

Terror from the sea

A short entry in the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' describes how in 789 three Viking ships arrived on Britain's Wessex shore. The local reeve was sent to greet them, but he was killed on the spot. Unfortunately for the British, this was an indication of worse things to come.

Four years later, Lindisfarne (Holy Island), a monastery on an island just off the Northumbrian coast, was sacked. The monastery was revered for its link with St Cuthbert more than a century earlier, and was one of Britain's most sacred sites.

The first Viking raids were hit-and-run affairs. There was no co-ordination and no long-term plan behind them. Raids were not even a new hazard in a society well-used to warfare on every scale - from local skirmishes to great battles. The Vikings' great sin in this case, however, was to attack and pillage one of the most sacred places of the Christian world.

Answer:
In two words, what was the real reason the vikings went to Britain?

BRING IT TO CLASS

List ten modern countries they went to

THE VIKINGS!

List ten modern countries they went to

Vikings! Where did they come from?

What was the Viking settlement in England called?

No homework for next week but... What will the test be like?

It will include:

1. 5 questions from the photocopy, video or blog 
2. Mention 3…
3. Match letters with numbers
4. Say true or false
5. Circle the correct words

Please study! We don't have many more chances before the winter holidays!

Ordeals! As seen in class.