Longships and Location
What made longships easy to navigate?
They were narrow and light ships that could move both directions.
True or False
Swords were expensive and important to vikings
true
Aside from being brave warriors, vikings were also good at what other job?
Farming
Vikings believed that brave warriors who died in battle went to _________?
Valhalla
What century did the Vikings end?
12th
What was traditionally at the front of a Viking ship and why?
A carved snake or dragon. They believed that it would scare off Sea Monsters.
Who was allowed to become warriors?
Boys and Girls
What are some of the jobs that women had in every day life?
Milking cows, Churned butter, made cheese, baked bread, spun wool, sewed and laundered clothes.
What is Ragnarok?
The death and rebirth of the Norse world.
What two countries began to fight back against the Vikings that begun the decline of the Vikings.
England and France
How many Vikings could longships carry at a time?
50 Vikings
What weapon did Vikings use for long distance fighting.
Bow and arrows. Usually with fire.
What are some of the things that children were responsible for?
Who ruled Valhalla?
Odin
Many Scandinavians converted to ___________?
Christianity
Where did the oarsmen sleep on a longship and why?
There were no Cabins below deck because of how shallow the longship was designed so they slept and at on deck.
What two materials were used to make viking armor?
Metal and leather
What were viking homes called?
Longhouses
Vikings thought that many of their gods were part of _____________?
Nature
What two countries became LESS warlike and therefore raided and pillaged less?
Denmark and Norway
They were made by overlapping planks that were nailed down. Animal hair and tarred wool were used to fill gaps. There was usually one sail in the middle of the boat.
Who were Berserkers?
The deadliest Viking warriors. Did not care about their own safety. Behaved like wild animals. Friends were not safe from them.
What were the homes made out of?
logs, wood planks, or woven branches smothered in mud.
Odin is the god of _______?
Thor is the god of_________?
Frey was the god of ________?
Freya was the goddess of ___________?
Loki was the ___________ god?
War, poetry and wisdom
Physical Strength
Farming
Beauty, love, war, and death
Trickster
What ended up happening to the Vikings?
They all began to assimilate into the country in which they were living in.