Vikings Vs Anglo-Saxons W4

Vikings vs Anglo-Saxons Worksheet 4A

Name: ______Date: ______

My name is King Alfred. I was an Anglo-Saxon king from 871 to 899. I did such a terrific job as king that I was named ‘Alfred the Great’. Can you find out six ways in which I was GREAT? (There are loads more but start with six!)

Think about these questions: ✤In what ways did Alfred help unite England? ✤In what ways did Alfred help the people of his country? ✤In what way was Alfred different to other kings at the time?

Name: ______Date: ______

My name is King Alfred. I was an Anglo-Saxon king from 871 to 899. I did such a terrific job as king that I was named ‘Alfred the Great’. Can you find out ten ways in which I was GREAT? (There are loads more but start with ten!)

Think about these questions: ✤In what ways did Alfred help unite England? ✤In what ways did Alfred help the people of his country? ✤In what way was Alfred different to other kings at the time?

Name: ______Date: ______Alfred the Great What did he do to deserve this title?

What was his childhood like? How did it What was Alfred like as a warrior? prepare him for kingship?

How did Alfred make England safer against What did Alfred do to improve education? Viking attacks?

How did he do to unify the people of How did his religious beliefs affect his reign? England?

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Alfred the Boy

What was Alfred’s early life like?

Who was in Alfred’s immediate family?

How was Alfred educated?

How did Alfred’s childhood prepare him to become king?

What was Alfred like as a child? Alfred the Warrior

Who did Alfred have to defend England against?

How did Alfred improve the ‘fyrd’ (army)?

How did Alfred improve battle ships?

What was Alfred like as a warrior?

What strategies did Alfred use in battle? Alfred the Peacemaker

Why was Alfred keen to establish peace with the Vikings?

What did Alfred do to establish peace with the Vikings?

What did Alfred to do protect England against further attacks? How did Alfred strengthen relationships between the other English kingdoms?

Alfred the Ruler

What personality traits did Alfred have that made him a good king? How did he make the kingdoms of England more unified?

What new laws did he introduce to England?

How did his subjects feel about him as a ruler?

How did he treat his subjects? Alfred the Scholar

When did Alfred start becoming interested in learning?

What did Alfred study?

What did he do to improve education in England?

What was the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?

How did learning become important to his reign? Alfred the Christian

What did Alfred believe?

How did his visits to the Pope in Rome affect his life?

How did his beliefs affect his actions?

What did Alfred do to spread Christianity in England and further afield? Why did he translate Pope Gregory’s ‘Pastoral Care’?