1. Vikings, Danelaw and Cnut
Made by Jana Dzekseneva
2010

2. Vikings Place names ending in –by, –thorpe and –toft.
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.

3. Vikings the Viking Age in Britain began in the 9th 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

4. Danelaw 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

5. Canute - a most effective ruler
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

6. Sources http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=canute
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