Viking York and the Danelaw Culture · AD 866 – AD 1050
Viking Trade and Global Connections
Discovering how the Vikings linked Britain to trade routes reaching as far as Byzantium and the Silk Road.
Key Questions
- 1What items did Vikings trade, and what did they bring back to Britain?
- 2How did silver coins (dirhams) from the Middle East end up in English hoards?
- 3How did trade change the Viking way of life?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS2: History - Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of EnglandKS2: History - Trade and Economics
Year: Year 5
Subject: History
Unit: Viking York and the Danelaw Culture
Period: AD 866 – AD 1050
Suggested Methodologies
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