Viking Vocabulary
Letters of the Viking alphabet.
What are runes?
The Viking king who introduced Christianity to the Vikings and unified Viking nations.
Who is Harald Bluetooth?
King Ethelred of England gave this to Canute the Viking to deter him from attacking.
What is money?
Vikings used this type of boat on the raiding and exploring journeys.
What are longboats?
The seven large landmasses that make up the world.
What are continents?
To go "a-viking" was a term used for this activity.
What is raid?
This Viking king rescued his future wife from a serpent then died in a pit of snakes.
Who is Ragnar Lothbrok?
King Olaf of Norway sent this Viking to spread Christianity to Greenland. He however made a voyage to North America first naming it Vinland before returning to Greenland.
Who is Leif Erikson?
Vikings lived in these house which were able to accommodate many people for celebrations.
What are longhouses?
The largest of the five oceans of the world.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
A deep and narrow portion of the sea that stretches inland, with high cliffs on either side.
What is a fjord?
This viking explorer who explored Greenland after being exiled from iceland for a neighborly dispute.
Who is Eric the Red?
A Viking meeting where important Viking topics were discussed.
What is a Thing meeting?
The area of Europe the Vikings came from.
What is Scandanavia?
This group of countries between Mexico and South America also make up North America.
What are the countries of Central America?
The fiercest Viking warriors.
Who were Berserkers?
Grandson of Harald Bluetooth he became king of three nations including England.
Who is Canute?
Vikings took these with them on voyages just in case they got lost.
What are birds?
The stones on which Viking runes were written?
What is a jelling stone?
The oldest independent country in North America.
What is The United States?
The money paid to release someone being held captive.
What is a ransom?
Too large to ride a horse, he became the first Viking ruler of Normandy, France.
Who is Rollo the Walker?
This Viking became King of England for just five weeks. He was an evil king who had his own father exiled.
Who is Sweyn Forkbeard?
The name for a long Viking story.
What is a saga?
A piece of land almost surrounded by water jutting out into a body of water.
What is a peninsula?