Anglo-Saxons & Vikings

The year is AD 878. Alfred the Great has successfully defeated the Danish King Guthrum forcing him to convert to Christianity and bringing peace to the land. At home in Blaeca’s Clearing (now known as Bletch-ley) the village prepares to welcome home the heroes. The Warriors, weary from battle, bring with them fallen brothers, one of whom is the chief himself.

 

  • Suitable for KS 1-4. Please let us know if you have any disability requirements.

  • 9.50am to 2.10pm with a lunch break in the middle of the day. Please bring your own packed lunch.

  • We can assist in booking your coach hire with our local travel partners. Please contact us with your requirements.

  • Prices start at £7 per child, with a minimum booking of £250. Craft activities are an additional £3 per child. Please contact us if you would like to chat. information@mkcdc.org.uk

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  • Storytelling

    The Vikings are Coming
    Learn about the great warriors that inspired the Vikings to seek new lands and adventure.

  • Roleplay

    Prepare For War
    Sharpen your axes and heave your shields! For you never know when you will need to defend your village.

  • Problem solving

    What’s in a Name?
    Learn to write your name in runes and if you feel brave, set up a new settlement. But what will you call it?

  • Craft

    Life in the Homestead
    While the men are off fighting there is plenty to be done at home with food and craft.

Objectives

  • Understand some of the reasons why Scandinavians became raiders

    Understand what Vikings really were

    Learn about the hygiene and ingenuity of the Vikings

  • Encourage children’s creativity in a historic subject to help create a higher level of engagement

    Children will make a shield and an axe

  • Learn about the meaning of place names and where the 'English' language comes from.

    Learn about Runes, that the Anglo-Saxons could read and write and learn how to write your own name in runes.

  • Learn what life was like when not at war and for women and children in the homestead.

    Learn about how people made fabric 1,000 years ago

    What did Anglo-Saxons do for fun?

Prepare for war: +£2 per child supplement

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