Anglo-Saxon Britain Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dark ages : term is used to describe the historical period of 5th and 6th centuries in england
• port: one of the leaders who founded the jutish kingdom of kent in 449, and who founded portsmouth in 501
• mercian supremacy: term describes the domination of mercia during the 8th century and the powerful kings aethelbald and offa
• alfred the great: person whose victory at edington in 878 stemmed the viking attack
• york: city served as an important viking center, known as jorvik by the vikings
• edward the elder: person who succeeded alfred of wessex and continued the expansion of the kingdom by building forts and towns
• heptarchy: this word is used to describe the period when seven kingdoms of northumbria
• edington: significant battle led by alfred the great in 878 resulted in stemming the viking attack in england
• the vikings: one reason behind the formation of the kingdom of alba, which eventually evolved into scotland
• aethelflead: the name of edward's sister who ruled as 'lady of the mercians' after aethelred's death
• wessex: a kingdom experienced a significant rise during the 9th century
• edgar: a person under which ruler england had (almost) secured itself as a kingdom
• danegeld: the shameful period in england's history, mainly attributed to aethelred, characterized by significant payments to the norsemen to maintain truces
• christmas: a day when william of normandy was crowned as the king of england
• domesday book: the name of the document that reflects the troubles in northumbria during william's reign as king of england
• old norse: language which made enough of an impact on english to leave significant traces
• mercia: kingdom which was considered dominant during the so-called 'mercian supremacy' in the 8th century