Aethelflaed and Edward | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the word to its correct definition.

overlord

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a person of great power or authority ✓

burh

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an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement ✓

saint

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a holy person who has died and been officially honoured by the Church ✓
Who created the Danelaw?

Guthrum

King Alfred ✓

King Aethelred

Aethelflaed
What was the name of King Alfred's daughter?

Aethelflaed ✓

Aethelred

Alfreda
Whose remains were taken from his resting place in Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire to Gloucester to protect them by the Anglo-Saxons?

Saint Patrick

Saint Oswald ✓

Saint George

Saint David
What did the Anglo-Saxons build to fortify the Mercian borders whenever they had driven the Vikings further back?

'burhs' ✓
Put the events in order, starting with the earliest.

1

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agreement reached between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings to divide Britain

2

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marriage between Aethelred and Aethelflaed

3

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Aethelflaed ruled Mercia alone when Aethelred became ill

4

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Aethelred died and Aethelflaed continued to rule Mercia alone

Exit quiz

At the time of King Alfred's death, which Anglo-Saxon kingdom remained free from Viking invasion?

Mercia

Danelaw

Wessex ✓

Northumbria
Who inherited the throne when King Alfred died in 899 CE?

Aethelflaed

Edward ✓

Aethelred

Guthrum
Match the keyword to its correct definition.

formidable

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when something large or powerful inspires fear or respect ✓

campaign

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a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular goal ✓

stronghold

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a place that has been fortified to protect it against attack ✓
By the time of Aethelflaed's death in 918 CE, only one Viking stronghold remained. What was it called?

Bedford

Leicester

Hertford

York ✓
The Viking lands recaptured in the Danelaw highlight the enormous success of Aethelflaed and Edward in laying the ______ for England.

'foundations' ✓
By 913 CE, Aethelflaed had captured __________ and was using it as a base from which to drive back the Vikings.

Tamworth ✓

the Five Boroughs of Danelaw

Essex

Northampton

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Key learning points

After her husband’s death in 911, Aethelflaed worked with her brother Edward, King of Wessex to attack the Vikings.
She captured Tamworth, Mercia’s old capital, and used it as a base from which to drive back the Vikings.
At the same time, her brother Edward won numerous victories against the Vikings in East Anglia.
In 917 Aethelflaed launched an assault on the Viking town of Derby, capturing it, followed by Leicester soon after.
On the eve of Aethelflaed's death in 918, only York remained as a Viking stronghold.

Common misconception

Pupils may not understand that it was a combination of factors that led to laying the foundations of England.

Aethelflaed and Edward were able to lay the foundations for England by establishing strongholds to protect their towns and cities, combining their forces and leading campaigns together.

Keywords

Formidable - when something is formidable it inspires fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, or capable
Campaign - a campaign is a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular goal
Stronghold - a stronghold is a place that has been fortified to protect it against attack