What an amazing day we had at Ufton Court learning all about the Vikings! We all met in the Archers Hall (a bit like the mead-hall in Beowulf) before heading to the oceans in our longboat, where we went on raids all over the world, from Arabia to Greenland. We also learnt to fight like a Viking, using swords, axes and shields, forming a shield wall and attacking in a boar’s snout formation. After lunch, battle commenced! We learnt the story of the struggle between Vikings and Anglo-Saxon Wessex, led most famously by Alfred the Great. We learnt how Alfred saw off the Vikings (for a time at least) and worked towards the unification of England. What great learning, Year 6!
