The Viking Age began when a band of Norsemen destroyed an abbey in _________________, where they ultimately established _________________.
Explanation
Answer: B - The Viking Age began when a band of Norsemen destroyed an abbey in Northumberland, where they ultimately established Danelaw. Viking presence in England intensified in the decades following the event until a dispute with the King of Wessex, Alfred the Great, resulted in the 886 creation of the Danelaw, a region in England where Danish law reigned supreme. From the Danelaw, the Vikings continued attempting expansion in the British Isles. However, during that period, the various regions of England were coalescing, creating a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom. English forces finally drove the Vikings out of Northumbria in 954, ending any possibility of a Viking kingdom in Britain. In 1069, England was successful in driving the Vikings out of the British Isles altogether.
