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Reasons the vikings invaded Britain
Vikings traded with the Anglo-Saxons for years and knew of their wealth (First attack was a ministry at Northumbria), Norway was hilly and it was a struggle to grow crops, Denmark's sandy soil limited amount of animals that could be reared.
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Reasons the vikings invaded Britain#2
Scandinavia was getting overcrowded. , only eldest sons inherited farmland so younger brothers needed to join the army and make their own wealth by moving to other lands.
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Who were the vikings?
The people of Scandinavia who began to raid, explore and invade countries around them.
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Way of attacking
Attacked in the summer when the seas were calmer for their small ships, raided villages and monasteries near coast and sailed back with stolen gold,silver and even slaves. Later sailed further inland and would sometimes stay for a long time in camps
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What happened to Wessex
Alfred the great was the king, Vikings began ferocious attacks pushing Alfred and his army back and forcing them into hiding. Alfred beat the Viking kind and made him agree to become Christian, he also had to agree to never attack Wessex.
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The Danelaw
Alfred agreed accepted the viking were here to stay so the two leaders agreed on territory. The vikings stayed in the north and east of the country, these parts are referred to as the Danelaw.Brought their distinct laws,ways of to farm,skilled crafts
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The Danelaw#2
They influenced things such as dates (Friday for Freya, Thursday for Thor), Settlements can be detected cause they have the suffix 'by' in them. Some British surnames have viking origins
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