Starter quiz
- When was the Viking invasion of York?
- 793 CE
- 866 CE ✓
- 1066 CE
- 1215 CE
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- What did the Vikings rename York as?
- Wessex
- Danelaw
- Eoforwic
- Jorvik ✓
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- What is the historical name given to an object made by a human being, which is often of historical interest?
- fossil
- artefact ✓
- relic
- monument
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- What methods can archaeologists use to find out about the past?
- surveying ✓
- excavation ✓
- studying ancient languages
- field walking ✓
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- What was the type of soil called that helped preserve the artefacts found at Coppergate?
- sandy and dry
- peaty and moist ✓
- sandy and moist
- peaty and dry
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- What was so impressive about many of the artefacts discovered at the Coppergate excavation?
- They had completely rotted away as they were organic remains.
- They were well preserved even though they were organic remains. ✓
- Only a few of the organic remains were well preserved.
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Exit quiz
- What was the area of Britain that King Alfred allowed the Danes to control?
- the Danemarsh
- the Danelaw ✓
- the Daneland
- the Daneking
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- What is the historical term given to a person of great power or authority?
- overlady
- overlord ✓
- overking
- overqueen
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- Who did King Alfred marry his daughter, Aethelflaed, to?
- Guthrum
- Ivor
- Aethelred ✓
- Erikson
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- What had Aethelflaed learnt from watching her father, King Alfred?
- How to negotiate peace agreements
- The importance of education and literacy
- The art of Viking shipbuilding
- Strategies in warfare and defence ✓
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- What is the name of the fortifications that Aethelflaed decided to protect the Mercian borders with?
- ditches
- fences
- burhs ✓
- banks
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- What title was Aethelflaed called, when she continued to rule Merica after her husband had died?
- 'Lady of Mercia' ✓
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Key learning points
- After Alfred’s treaty with Guthrum, he controlled much of Mercia but made himself their overlord instead of their king.
- Alfred married his daughter, Aethelflaed to Mercia’s most powerful man: Aethelred.
- Aethelflaed was heavily involved in rebuilding Mercia following Viking occupation by building burhs.
- Her rule was strengthened by her piety; she built a priory at Gloucester which housed the recaptured bones of St Oswald.
- By 902, her older husband was sick and Aethelflaed defeated Vikings at Chester in 907.
Common misconception
Pupils may not realise the significant leading role Aethelflaed had during this time.
Aethelflaed was thought to have been a strong, independent and well-educated woman. She had learnt a great deal about military leadership and strategy by watching her father King Alfred.
Keywords
Overlord - an overlord is a person of great power or authority
Burh - a burh is an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement
Saint - a saint is a holy person who has died and been officially recognised and honoured by the Christian church
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