Vikings in the Danelaw

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Vikings in the Danelaw

Danelaw

The Danelaw was part of England controlled by the Vikings.
The Vikings searched for a better life in England.
- They searched for better farmland and new trade opportunities.

Jorvik

Jorvik is the old Viking name for York.
- More than 10,000 Vikings lived in Jorvik.
The Vikings made Jorvik a busy trading town.
- They traded goods like cloth, metals, and food.

Culture

The Vikings brought their laws and culture to the Danelaw.
- They farmed crops and raised animals.
- They built homes, cooked, made clothes, and crafted tools.
- They enjoyed feasts and celebrations with their families.

1Changes in Britain from Stone Age to Iron Age

1.1Introduction to Prehistory

1.1.1Prehistoric Ages & Timelines

1.1.2Archaeology & Artefacts

1.1.3Discovering Prehistory

1.2Changes through the Prehistoric Ages

1.2.1Houses through the Prehistoric Ages

1.2.2Tool Use through the Prehistoric Ages

1.2.3Food through the Prehistoric Ages

1.3Life in Prehistoric Times

1.3.1Early Farming & Skara Brae

1.3.2Rituals & Stonehenge

1.3.3Travel & the Beaker Culture

1.3.4Trade & the Amesbury Archer

1.3.5Tribal Kindoms & Danebury Hillfort

1.3.6Art, Culture & the Battersea Shield

2The Roman Empire & its Impacts on Britain

2.1The Roman Empire

2.1.1What was the Roman Empire?

2.1.2The Roman Army

2.1.3Roman Society

2.1.4Roman Life

2.1.5Gladiators & the Theatre

2.1.6Roman Engineering

2.1.7Roman Art

2.1.8Roman Mythology & Religion

2.2Roman Britain

2.2.1Julius Caesar Invades Britain

2.2.2Emperor Claudius

2.2.3Claudius Invades Britain

2.2.4Client Rulers

2.2.5Queen Boudica's Rebellion

2.2.6Caledonia

2.2.7Hadrian's Wall

2.2.8‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Town Life

2.2.9‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Industry & Trade

2.2.10‘Romanisation’ of Britain: Religion

3Britain's Settlement by Anglo-saxons & Scots

3.1Life After the Romans

3.1.1Roman Withdrawal from Britain

3.1.2Immediate Consequences

3.1.3Changes in Culture & Society

3.1.4Roman Legacy Today

3.1.5Scots & Picts

3.2The Anglo-Saxons

3.2.1Anglo-Saxon Invasions

3.2.2Why did the Anglo-Saxons Invade?

3.2.3Anglo-Saxon Culture

3.2.4Sutton Hoo

3.2.5Beowulf

3.2.6Anglo-Saxon Tribes

3.2.7Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms

3.2.8Christian Conversion

3.2.9Important People during Christian Conversion

4The Vikings & Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England

4.1Who were the Vikings?

4.1.1Where & When Lived the Vikings

4.1.2Culture & Beliefs of the Vikings

4.1.3Pirate Raids

4.2Viking Raids in Britain

4.2.1Lindisfarne & The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

4.2.2Danegeld & The Great Heathen Army

4.3Vikings Settlements

4.3.1Resistance by Alfred the Great

4.3.2The Danelaw Boundary

4.3.3Vikings in the Danelaw

4.3.4Athelstan, the First King of England

4.4Struggles in the 10th Century

4.4.1Kings after Athelstan

4.4.2Aethelred the Unready

4.4.3Viking Kings in England

4.4.4King Cnut & Emma of Normandy

4.4.5Kings after Cnut

4.4.6King Edward the Confessor

4.4.7The New King

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