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Were the Vikings raiders, traders or settlers?

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Who were the Vikings and why did they come to Britain?

  • To explain when and why the Vikings came to Britain.

Lesson 2: What do we know about the Vikings?

  • To recognise bias in some sources about the Vikings.

 

Lesson 3: How did the Vikings travel?

  • To explore the features of Viking longboats.

Lesson 4: Were the Vikings raiders or traders?

  • To examine why trading was important to the Vikings.

Lesson 5: What were the consequences of the Anglo-Saxon and Vikings’ struggle for Britain?

  • To extract and interpret information from many sources.

Lesson 6: What was Viking life in Britain like?

  • To extract and interpret information from many sources.

Key skills

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