Birmingham Pilot Scheme

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Whose saga Alfreds or Brians? Images used in
study unit
Birmingham Pilot Scheme Ireland in Schools
BASS Universities
of Birmingham Northampton
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• Gaia, replica Viking ship which visited Dublin in
  July 2005
• This is an exact replica of the 1000-year-old
  Gokstad, excavated in Norway in 1880 and said to
  contain the remains of Olav Geirstadalv, the
  first Viking king of Dublin Vestfold
  Fylkeskommune
• 2. Cartoon, source unknown
• King Alfred the Great, statue at Winchester, 1901
• 4. Brian Boru, 19th century print Currier
  Ives
• Contents pages of textbooks
• left to be determined
• right Life in Viking Times by Susan Skyrme,
  Colourpoint, 1-89839-224-2
• 6. Map Viking route to Britain Ireland from
  Skyrme, Life in Viking Times, p. 21
• 7. Map Location of Battle of Edington from The
  Vikings in History, by F.D. Logan, Routledge,
  0-41508-396-6, p. 145 (Insert 18th century map of
  area)
• 8. Battle of Edington from the film Alfred the
  Great, 1969
• Map Location of Battle of Clontarf (inset
  modern Clontarf) both from internet
• Brian Boru blesses his troops before the Battle
  of Clontarf James Ward fresco, Dublin City
  Hall, early 20th century
• Extras collages of images
• Alfred the Great
• Brian Boru
• Battle of Edington
• Battle of Clontarf

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