IHI 2010 -- TP1: Written & Oral: Norse Invasions. Hunter Blair (Chapter II)

Each pair will be responsible for one entry. You should synthesize the content following MLA conventions, citing and acknowledging sources (turn-in a written version). Besides, you should be ready to report its content in a five/ten-minute presentation on September 8^th. You may also refer to maps when explaining your sections, if necessary. The number of pages assigned to each pair may vary according to the number of attendants on September 1^st.

1. The Scandinavian Background (pp. 55-58)

1. The Scandinavian Background (pp. 58-61)

2. The Norse Approach to Britain (pp. 62-67)

3. The Danish Invasions (pp. 67-70)

3. The Danish Invasions (pp. 70-75)

4. Consolidation in Wessex (pp. 75-80)

5. The Creation of the Kingdom of England (pp. 80-85)

5. The Creation of the Kingdom of England (pp. 86-90)

6. Ethelred the Unready (pp. 90-93)

6. Ethelred the Unready (pp. 94-99)

7. Danish Rule (pp. 99-101)

7. Danish Rule (pp. 101-104)

7. Danish Rule (pp. 99-104) + all the sources and maps (pp. 77, 86, 88-89, 94)

8 Edward the Confessor and the End of the Anglo-Saxon State (pp. 104-108)

8. Edward the Confessor and the End of the Anglo-Saxon State (109-115)

Please, do not choose any entry via blog. We will set pairs & topics in class on Wed at 10 am. You may comment your preference with your partner though so as to save classtime on Sep 1st. See you, Ana