Starter quiz
- True or false? Aethelflaed (the daughter of King Alfred) lived in Scotland?
- True
- False ✓
- Where did Aethelflaed live?
- on a farm
- at court ✓
- in a palace
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- Pick the right word to finish this sentence: Aethelflaed lived during the time of the ______
- the Anglo-Saxons ✓
- the Celts
- the Romans
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- How did the Vikings travel to Britain to attack the Anglo-Saxons?
- by air
- by sea ✓
- by horse
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- What did Aethelflaed's father do when the Vikings attacked Wessex?
- He let them take over his kingdom.
- He ran away and hid.
- He gathered a big army. ✓
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- Why was Aethelflaed's father called 'Alfred the Great'?
- He was very large and tall.
- He beat the Vikings at a big battle. ✓
- He was talented at many things.
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Exit quiz
- Why did Alfred the Great want to help King Mercia become strong?
- He wanted him to be able to fight and beat the Vikings. ✓
- He was kind and wanted to help his friends become better.
- He wanted him to be able to help him build bigger towns.
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- Who did Alfred’s daughter, Aethelflaed, marry?
- King of Wessex
- King of Kent
- King of Mercia ✓
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- Which sentences about King and Lady Mercia are correct?
- Aethelflaed and Aethelred kept Mercia safe from the Vikings. ✓
- When Aethelred died, Aethelflaed went back to Wessex
- Aethelflaed became known as the Lady of Mercia. ✓
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- Why did Aethelflaed have the respect of the Anglo-Saxons?
- She was brave and carried on keeping Mercia safe from the Vikings. ✓
- She was very clever and wrote lots of important books.
- She was great artist and created many beautiful paintings.
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- True or false? Aethelflaed sent her soldiers on a special mission to find the lost bones of Saint Oswald.
- True ✓
- False
- Where were Saint Oswald's bones kept?
- In a special new building called Saint Oswald’s Priory. ✓
- In a special new building called King Oswald's Castle.
- In a special new building called Saint Oswald's Cathedral.
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Key learning points
- Alfred needed other parts of Britain to be strong again, so he arranged for Aethelflaed to marry the leader of Mercia.
- The man Aethelflaed married was called Aethelred, and together they made Mercia strong again to resist the Vikings.
- Aethelred was much older than Aethelflaed; as he got old and sick and eventually died, Aethelflaed ruled Mercia herself.
- Aethelflaed stood up to the Vikings; ordering a group of soldiers to go on a special mission into Viking lands.
- The soldiers brought back the bones of an important Anglo-Saxon saint, Oswald, which won Aethelflaed a lot of respect.
Common misconception
The names Aethelflaed and Aethelred are very similar and may be mistaken for the same person.
Highlight that the two names are very similar but that Aethelflaed was the daughter of Alfred the Great and became Lady of Mercia, whereas Aethelred was the king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
Keywords
Mercia - the large Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the midlands of Britain was called Mercia
Respect - to respect someone is to admire their achievements and abilities
Saint - a saint is a dead person who the Christian Church recognise as having lived a very holy life
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