Unit 6c: Why have people invaded and

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Unit 6c Why have people invaded and settled in
Britain in the past?
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Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time
ago?
Dictionary definitions
Invade verb to enter for conquest or plunder
e.g.invade a country Settle verb to
establish a place to live, to make one's home e.g
settle in London
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Sort the words into the correct columns
Arrive
Conquer
Visit
Attack
Remain
Land
Stay
Defeat
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AD
BC
2000
1600
1200
800
400
600
200
1800
1400
1000
200
0
55 BC - 400 AD Roman Britain
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Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time
ago? This picture shows an Viking invader. The
Vikings raided British towns and cities many
times before they eventually settled. What
clues in the picture tell you that this was an
invader rather than a settler?
helmet
axe
shield
sword
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This picture shows some Viking settlers. The
Vikings settled in Britain after the
invasion. They built homes like the one below
and farms. What clues in the picture tell you
that these were settlers rather than invaders?
Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time
ago?
A Viking longhouse
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Why did the Vikings travel from their homelands
and where did they go?
The Vikings came from Scandinavia (shown in red)
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How did the Vikings travel so far from their
homelands? They travelled in longships, like the
one shown below. They were very fast ships which
could go ashore almost anywhere.
square sail
row of shields
carving on the prow
flat bottom
oars
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Why were monasteries good places to raid?
Monasteries are easy to raid. The monks dont
fight back
The Vikings steal the food stores we keep for the
poor.
And the monks have lots of treasure which people
have donated to them. We steal that too.
Because we build our monasteries in quiet, out of
town places, theres no-one nearby to help us
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Here is a picture of a Viking settlement.
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Who was King Alfred the Great? Alfred was born
in 849. By the age of 22 he had become the ruler
of the West Saxons. He raised an army to drive
the Danes out of the South of England. He then
made an agreement with the Danes that they could
live in a certain part of England. This area
was called the Danelaw. He also made many
improvements to the army and navy, and to
education and laws.
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Where did the Vikings finally settle in England?
The area shown in red on the map was called the
Danelaw. This was the area controlled by the
Vikings. The green areas were controlled by the
Anglo-Saxons. This was the situation after the
agreement that was made between the Danes and
King Alfred.