Viking England -Map

A map-based activity to help develop knowledge of the Viking period in England.
There is an information power point with a map showing a range of twenty places in England during the Viking and Anglo-Saxon period:
Appledore Athelney Bamburgh Chester Derby Durham Edington Hoxne Leicester Lincoln Maldon Malmesbury Nottingham Southwark Stamford Thetford Torksey Wareham Winchester York
(selected in part to give a wide geographical spread on the map). As this is just a selection of the multitude of sites it allows for an extra activity/challenge of students deciding where else should be included/where could be left out?

The activity is to complete an outline version of the information map. This comes in two different versions:
One has the locations of the places but is otherwise blank for the students to write in the names.
The second has the first letter of the places as a support.
An approximate line showing the ‘Danelaw’ is also shown so that students can also colour in the Viking and Anglo-Saxon controlled areas.
As these areas varied over time there is scope for an additional challenge of creating an alternative map.
As well as a class-based activity this is suited for homework or printed out for ‘school at home’.