migration.
| Front | What was viking/ anglo-saxon life like after Alfred the great? |
| Back | - Vikings in the Danelaw settled down as farmers and lived peacefully with Anglo-Saxons - People travelled and traded between Wessex and the Danelaw - Descendants of Alfred managed to re-capture and gain control of the Danelaw - Athelstan gained conquered Northumbria - Viking influence still remained eg York had viking rulers until 954- Edgar the Peaceful king in 959 |
| Front | Why did the vikings choose to settle in Britain? |
| Back | Because there were greater opportunities there than in their homelands - Scandinavian countries with natural difficulties in growing crop, or rearing animals - becoming overcrowded - eldest sons were the only ones to inherit farmland, so younger brothers needed to join the army and make their own wealth by moving to other lands |
| Front | What happened to Wessex |
| Back | - Already conquered Northumbria, East Anglia and most of Mercia- 876: vikings began series of ferocious attacks against Alfreds Wessex - after early successes, Alfred and his army forced to hide on Isle of Athelney in Somerset Marshes - Alfred managed to gather more support and train an army to attack the Vikings once more - May 878: King Alfred beat the vikings at the Battle of Edington in Wiltshire, and peace terms were discussed |