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What Viking became king of England?

Sweyn Forkbeard

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Once the Viking began to rule England, did they still think of themselves as Vikings?

No, they traded and married each other. They were English

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Edward the Confessor had no sons. What nobleman did his advisors appoint to be the next King?

Harold, a nobleman

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Why did William of Normandy think he should be king?

He was married to an English princess and was related to the king.

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Why didn't English advisors want William of Normandy to be king?

He wasn't English and they didn't want a Norman ruler.

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How did William trick Harold at the feast?

he had Harold swear to give William the throne on a box of sacred relics.

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When Edward the Confessor died, did Harold honor his promise to let William become king?

No

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What "bad omen" did the people of England see when Harold became king?

Halley's Comet

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What is the name of the famous battle, where William and Harold's armies fought one another?

Battle of Hastings

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Who won the Battle of Hastings, the English or the Normans?

The Normans

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What was the new name give to the man who conquered the English in the Battle of Hastings?

Williams the Conquerer

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What name was carved on Harold's tomb?

Harold the Unfortunate

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Name the 5 parts of the world that the Vikings invaded?

Iceland, Greenland, North America, France, Britain

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Britain is divided into four parts, name them.

Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England

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The Celts first lived in Britain. Who tried to conquer the Celts first?

Romans

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Who came to conquer Britain after the Romans?

Angles and Saxons

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