King Alfred

In AD 871, Alfred .....................

• became a king over Wessex

• made the Anglo-Saxons pay danegeld silver

• made a surprise attack against the Vikings

Alfred wanted to fight against the ...............

• Anglo-saxons

• Vikings

• Celts

The Vikings forced the Anglo-Saxons pay them ...............

• diamonds

• danegeld silver

• gold coins

The Vikings' leader was called.........................

• Pope

• Vortigern

• Guthrum

After sharing London between Alfred and Guthrum, Guthrum's part was called ................

• Danelaw

• Wessex

• burhs

Alfred wanted Wessex to be safe, so he ....................

• sent the soldiers home

• attacked the Anglo-Saxons

• made a big army and a strong navy

Alfred looked for some villages to make them towns called..............

• forests

• burhs

• kingdoms

There were different laws in different areas. Alfred................

• made a sudden attack against the Anglo-Saxons

• made one set of laws and wrote them in English

• wrote a book about his friend

Alfred called for a meeting with the wise men called ................. to discuss the laws.

• Danelaw

• burhs

• Witan

The Anglo-Saxon chronicles tell us about the ....................

• book wrote by Asser

• pope and bishops

• history of England