The main Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex
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Where did the first major Viking raid in Britain take place in AD 793?
Canterbury
London
Lindisfarne
York
Explanation
The first major Viking raid in Britain was at the monastery of Lindisfarne in AD 793. Canterbury was an important religious centre but was not the site of the first raid. London and York, while later targeted by Vikings, were not the location of this first attack.
What type of establishment was attacked at Lindisfarne in AD 793?
A royal palace
A monastery
A military fort
A trading port
Explanation
The Viking raid at Lindisfarne in AD 793 targeted a monastery. Lindisfarne was a famous centre of Christian learning, not a royal palace, military fort, or trading port. The attack on a religious site shocked all of Christian Europe.
The Viking raid on Lindisfarne is significant because it was:
The last Viking raid in Britain
The largest Viking raid in British history
The beginning of the Viking Age in Britain
The only Viking raid on a monastery
Explanation
The AD 793 raid on Lindisfarne marks the beginning of the Viking Age in Britain. It was not the last raid (Vikings continued raiding for centuries), not necessarily the largest, and not the only attack on a monastery — many more followed.