Arrival of the Vikings

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Battle between the Celts and the Vikings.

Reconstruction of a great battle between the Celts and the Vikings on the north English coast, looking at the effect that the Viking invasions had on Celtic life in Britain.
From: The Celts The Birth of Nations
First broadcast : 21 May 1987

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9

Subject : History

Topic : Celts, Early Wales and Britain, Vikings

Keywords : War and conflict, Viking invasions,

Notes : Points to study - What was the effect on the Celts of the Viking invasions? How did they change Wales and Britain?


WWll and Wales

Factory worker

Wartime women

Welsh women joined the war effort in factories, farms and the forces.

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