VIKINGS

When did the first Vikings invasion occur?

• 900 AD

• 810 AD

• 800 AD

• 830 AD

What language do the Vikings speak?

• Old Norse

• Proto-Indo-European

• Dutch

• British

English was highly influenced by Old Norse after Viking Invasions and Danish/Norwegian settlement in the _,_, and _centuries. Except?

• 7th

• 8th

• 9th

• 10th

Around _____ Vikings migrated to Britain.

• 40 000

• 30 000

• 35 000

• 45 000

In what language family do the Old Norse and Old English belong?

• Dutch

• Celtic

• Anglo-Saxon

• Germanic

The ______language of the Vikings was, in many ways, similar to the ____ of the Anglo Saxons. 

• Old Norse, Old English (Answer)

• English, Old Norse

• Spoken, Old English

• Germanic, germanic

Which of the following were The Five Boroughs (five main towns) of Danelaw?

• Derby, Lannister, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Stanford

• Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, and Stamford

• Wessex,Sussex, Essex, West Anglia, Wales

• Derbi, Leicister, Stanford, Nottingham, and London

The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum, also known as The Treaty of ______, safeguarded _______, establishing a peaceful relation.

• Tuemore, peace

• Wedmore, peace

• Danelaw, peace

• Ruemore, peace

What was one of the theories formulated by Historians that explained the migration of the Vikings to Old England?

• They were overpopulated and needed new land.

• They wanted to conquer Old England.

• They were interested in the gold resources of England.

• They wanted to share their language.

Which one of these are the vikings that took over England?

• Spanish Vikings

• Dutch Vikings

• Danish Vikings

• American Vikings