Danegeld & The Great Heathen Army
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 4.2.2
Danegeld & The Great Heathen Army
Danegeld
- Danegeld was money paid by people in Britain to stop Viking attacks.
- Anglo-Saxon kings paid Danegeld to make the Vikings leave.
- Danegeld was collected from the people as a tax.
- This payment shows how feared the Vikings were during raids.
The Great Heathen Army
- The Great Heathen Army came to Britain in AD 865.
- There were 3,000 Viking warriors in the Great Heathen Army.
- The Great Heathen Army fought battles with Anglo-Saxon kings.
- The Vikings captured most towns in England.
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