The Vikings and Anglo-Saxons for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the Viking Age and People of Early Medieval England

Captivating History

Jul 2023 · Captivating History · Narrated by Jason Zenobia

About this audiobook

Two manuscripts in one audiobook:

• The Viking Age for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the Vikings, Their Raids, and Everyday Life
• Anglo-Saxons for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the People of Early Medieval England and Their Battles Against the Vikings

In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover about:

• Christopher Columbus wasn’t the first person to find America!
• Why Viking women never wore black.
• Why use a coffin when you can be buried in a boat?
• The Vikings’ favorite things to do for fun.
• A chariot pulled by cats?
• Watch out! Vikings had to protect themselves from witches, ghosts, zombies, and more!
• Is it a boat? Or is it a sea monster?
• How to churn butter like a Viking!
• A horse with eight legs?
• Why Vikings were such brave and fearless warriors.
• Sharing a room with barnyard animals might not be as bad as it sounds.
• Storytime! Read some of the stories the Vikings loved to tell.
• Viking runes and their meanings.
• The weird and wonderful (and sometimes terrifying) rituals the Vikings practiced.
• Why did the Vikings disappear?

In the second part of this audiobook, you will learn about:

• Was King Arthur real?
• What made Wessex so special?
• Which Germanic tribes came to Britain as the Anglo-Saxons?
• Who was St. Augustine?
• Where did the Normans come from?
• Who was the first King of England?
• Why did William the Conqueror come to England?
• What is the difference between modern and Old English?
• Who was the greatest king of Mercia?
• Were the Anglo-Saxons Christian?
• How is the shire system still important today?

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