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GCSE History · key term
A rapid attack intended to seize wealth, captives or supplies, rather than necessarily to hold territory permanently.
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Paper 2
Revise: Viking Raids and ResponsesA raid was an attack to seize wealth, captives or supplies. Viking raiders sought portable valuables such as gold and silver, and people who could be enslaved. Monasteries were attractive targets because they possessed wealth but often had weak defences.
Paper 3
An attack intended to seize valuables or captives, rather than necessarily to conquer and permanently rule a territory.
Do not treat all Viking attacks as small raids: the Great Heathen Army sought territorial control.
Use named examples and dates to support explanations, rather than simply stating that raids weakened England.
Support explanations with dated examples from different regions, rather than treating all Viking raids as identical.
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A raid was an expedition to seize wealth or captives. It did not necessarily involve conquering territory: an early raiding group might arrive suddenly, plunder a coastal community and leave before defenders could gather.