Important People
The fiercest Viking warriors
bersekers
Farmland was scarce in the Viking homelands because of the
many mountains
Which day of the week is named aftr Thor, the Viking god of thunder?
Thursday
Why did the Vikings take birds to sea?
to help them find their direction when they were lost
To go "a-viking" meant
to raid
A famous explorer
Leif Eriksson
Viking farms were often nestled between
fjords and mountains
Which days of the week are named for Vikings? (4)
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri
The Vikings were best known for their great skill in
shipbuilding and sailing
The letters of the Viking alphabet were called
runes
A Viking Chief
jarl
Eric the Red was banished from Iceland and settled in
Greenland
According to Norse mythology, the world was created from
the body of a dead giant
The Vikings navigated by using
the sun and stars
Greenland was given that name in order to
attract settlers
Those who are responsible for rowing on a ship
Oarsmen
The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in
North America
Who was the chief God in Norse mythology?
Odin
The pointed front end of a ship
Prow
What else did the Vikings do besides carry out raids as they journeyed through Europe?
Traded with the people they met.
A young unmarried woman
Maiden
The area of Europe where the Vikings came from is now called
Scandanavia
What did Odin and the warriors do in Valhalla?
Battled by day and feasted at night,
Sailing on a Viking longship required courage and strength because
they were open to the weather
The letters of the Viking alphabet are called
runes