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The Vikings

The Vikings. Sandra Puusepp. The second wave of germans. The second wave started at the end of the 8 th century More Vikings came during the 9 th and 10 th century The ending ‘-by’ means ‘town’ Viking words: eye, leg, sky, skin, take. The vikings. Denmark, Norway, Sweden

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The Vikings

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  1. The Vikings Sandra Puusepp

  2. The second wave of germans • The second wave started at the end of the 8th century • More Vikings came during the 9th and 10th century • The ending ‘-by’ means ‘town’ • Viking words: eye, leg, sky, skin, take

  3. The vikings • Denmark, Norway, Sweden • The word ‘Viking’ means ‘a pirate raid’ • The Viking Age – AD 700 to 1100 • Vikings mostly settled in Scotland and eastern England (they founded Dublin) • The Vikings lived in tribes and were pagans • Bold and skillful seamen

  4. The danes • 871 – the Danes invaded Wessex again • They were allowed to settle by Danelaw and Wessex (York) • England went under Danish control in 1013 • Canute (Cnut the Great) • King of Denmark • The most effective king in Anglo-Saxon history

  5. Edward the confessor • Ruled 1042 to 1066 • One of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England • Restored the rule of the House of Wessex • Lived a saintly life

  6. alfred the great • King Albert (841-899) • King of Wessex • His army • Infantrymen • Horsemen • The British navy • Translated Ecclesiastical History of the English People • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

  7. Used materials • “British History” by RiinaKuuskor and Merike Saar • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor

  8. Thank you for listening!

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