Constantine II, the Vikings and St Columba's relics | History

Starter quiz

Constantine was too ______ to fight Giric and take back Alba.
- 'young' ✓
Why did Constantine want revenge?
- His money was stolen.
- His father was killed. ✓
- His home was destroyed.
Who ran away and hid at Dundurn?
- Constantine
- Donald
- Giric ✓
Constantine defeated Giric.
- True ✓
- False
Archaeological evidence suggests the battle was ...
- violent ✓
- quiet
- quick
Which of these definitions matches the keyword revenge?
- being banned from your own country
- the act of getting back at someone for something they did to you ✓
- a defensive feature where a fort is built on top of a hill

What year did Constantine defeat Giric?
- 600 CE
- 800 CE
- 900 CE ✓
Match these keywords to their definitions.
- relics
  
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  items of religious importance from the past (often remains of saints) ✓
- monastery
  
  ⇔
  
  a place where monks live and worship ✓
What did the Viking Ivar take control of at Dunkeld?
- the monastery ✓
- the shops
- the farmlands ✓
Place these events in order starting with the earliest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  The relics of St Columba were taken to Dunkeld monastery.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Constantine’s father Aed was killed.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Constantine defeated Giric and became king.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Ivar took control of Dunkeld.
Whose relics were taken by the Vikings?
- St David
- St Patrick
- St Columba ✓
Constantine defeated the Vikings.
- True ✓
- False

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After he defeated his father's enemy, Constantine became King of Alba, but he had no time to relax.
His kingdom was under attack by the Vikings, who had taken control of an important place called Dunkeld.
The bones of an important Scottish saint, Saint Columba, were held there, and the Vikings had taken them.
Constantine led his army against the Vikings, driving them out and recapturing Dunkeld and the relics.

Pupils may think the relics of St Columba were valuable.

The relics of St Columba were an important symbol of the Christian faith throughout the kingdom of Alba.

Relics - relics are items of religious importance from the past, and are often the remains of saints
Monastery - a monastery is a place where monks live and worship