How the Vikings changed Britain

Viking invasions caused huge amounts of conflict in Britain for over 200 years. Viking trade brought valuable foreign goods to Britain and Viking settlement created new towns with Viking place names. In areas of Viking settlement, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings often married, creating new generations with a mixed identity. The threat of the Vikings led to the Anglo-Saxons fortifying towns and gradually uniting their kingdoms to survive. A good description of the ways in which Britain changed due to the Vikings will use knowledge from across this unit.