Knowledge Organiser Y4 Spring – Vikings, Raiders and Invaders Key locations Key definitions Vocabulary
culture: the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or History society. longboat evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. raiding invading defend: resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger. Jorvik
folk: people in general. king
invasion: an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force. Norse warrior jelling: a type of Viking art work that uses intertwined S-shapes to form different animal shapes. spear
kingdom: a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. axe
navigation: the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and shield planning and following a route. Geography
Key Dates raiding: a type of attack where riches were stolen from one land to be taken to Scandinavia another. AD 700 – The Viking age begins. East Anglia AD 793 – First invasion by the Vikings. They raided monasteries on settlement: a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where Wessex the coast including Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumbria. people establish a community. AD 794 – First raids on Scotland and Ireland. settlement AD 865 – Great Viking army from Denmark invades England.
AD 866 – Danes capture York (which the Vikings called Jorvik) and made it their Kingdom (a land ruled by a king) Important People
AD 876 – Vikings from Denmark, Norway and Sweden settle King Canute (ruled as king of England from 1016-1035) – Canute was the first Viking king of England. He permanently in England. won a battle against Edmund II that divided their kingdoms, but when Edmund died Canute ruled both AD 886 – King Alfred the Great defeats the Vikings but allows kingdoms. them to settle in Eastern England. AD 954 – Eric Bloodaxe, the last king of Jorvik, is thrown out of Harald Hardrada (c.1015-1066) – Harald Hardrada was the king of Norway. He led Viking armies into York. England, but was defeated at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in York by King Harold II. AD 1014 – King Canute of Denmark becomes King of England. Eric Bloodaxe (died in 954) – Eric Bloodaxe was king of the Viking kingdom of Jorvik between 947-948 and AD 1066 – Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror crowned King 952-954. He was the last king of Jorvik before it became part of England. of England