Vikings Danelaw and Cnut Made by Jana Dzekseneva

Vikings, Danelaw and Cnut Made by Jana Dzekseneva 2010

Vikings n n also Norsemen - 'people from the North‘ came from Norway, Denmark and Sweden farmers, fishermen, trappers and traders sailed in their long ships Place names ending in –by, –thorpe and –toft. n

Vikings n n the Viking Age in Britain began in the 9 th Century AD Ended in 1066 the first invasion in AD 793 at Lindisfarne treaty between the English King Alfred and Viking King Guthrum in AD 880

Danelaw n n n The area eventually settled by Vikings It formed a boundary separating Anglo-Saxon England from Viking England was formed in AD 880 after a treaty between King Alfred and King Guthrum

Canute - a most effective ruler n n King of England from 1016, Denmark from 1018, and Norway from 1028 Canute divided England into four earldoms – Northumbria, Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. ended the practice of paying Danegeld under his rule trade provided

Sources http: //www. britroyals. com/kings. asp? id=canute n http: //www. woodlandsjunior. kent. sch. uk/Homework/vikingsax. html n http: //www. viking. no/e/people/e-knud. htm n www. google. com/images n Thank you!