Castles - Exercises

A. Answer questions 1 - 7
1. What is the name of the Norwegian king, Harald Haarderod, in English?
2. What was the name of his flag or banner?
3. Which English king did Harald fight at the battle of Stamford Bridge?
4. How did Harald Harderod die?
5. Which battle did the English loose a few weeks later?
6. Where does the MacLeod Clan flag come from?
7. Which two legends are told about the flag?

B. The MacLeods: Find the site:
Go to www.clanmacleod.org
1. What is the MacLeod's motto?
Click 'About MacLeods' and choose 'The "Crests"'.
2. Which two animals are holding the shield?

C. Read the text about the Fairy Flag:
 •  Click here to go to the text about the Fairy Flag.

D. Find more information about castles:
Go to www.google.com and search Castles Scotland.
Or try these sites: www.darkisle.com or www.camvista.com, where you can find videos on castles.
 •  Go to exercises to letter 3, letter 7, letter 10.

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