Unit IV facts Flashcards
1
Q
Viking king who won Normandy from the French in a peace agreement
A
Rollo
2
Q
King of France who let the Vikings become French vassals in return for land
A
Charles the Simple
3
Q
He would kiss no one’s foot
A
Rollo
4
Q
King of England who built the first British navy and conquered the Danes
A
Alfred the Great
5
Q
King of the Germans who conquered the Magyars
A
Henry the Fowler
6
Q
Danish king who invaded England and took English crown
A
Sweyn
7
Q
Anglo-Saxon king who fled to Normandy when defeated by Danes
A
Ethelred the Unready
8
Q
He hated flattery and could not hold back the tides
A
Canute
9
Q
Son of Sweyn who ruled England with Edmund Ironside, until Edmund’s death
A
Canute
10
Q
First German ruler to take the title of Holy Roman emperor
A
Otto
