The Germanic Peoples
Why did early Germanic groups move into Roman territory?
Escape invasions from the Huns and other tribes, land for farming, move towards warmer climates
What region was the Norse homeland called?
Scandinavia
What were the nine realms part of
The world tree
Motives for Viking Exploration
Challenging homeland
Quest for Wealth
Quest for Adventure
What were the two tribes of the Goths and where did they migrate to
Visigoths- Spain, North Africa
Ostrogoths- Italy
What two weapons did Germanic Warriors usually use
A spear and a shield
What were Norse chieftains called
Jarls
Four Main Gods in Norse Mythology
Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya
Where did Erik the Red go
Greenland
The Angles, Saxon, and Jutes became Anglo-Saxons when they migrated to this place
England
What is an ordeal
completing painful or difficult task as a legal trial to prove innocence
What are two things about Viking ships
Long, narrow bodies
16 decorated oars
Dragonheads in the front
Square sails--very sturdy
Mythical beings who carried the dead to Valhalla
Valkaries
Where did Leif Erikson discover
Vinland (Newfoundland) in North America- 500 years before Columbus but Vikings didn't stay for long
Charlemagne
At least one thing Chieftains supplied to clans for loyalty
Provided:
Leadership
Weapons
Chance for wealth
Chance for adventure
Sometimes food and shelter
What were the most fierce Viking warriors called?
Berserkers
Held magical powers, Vikings carried them around
Island settled by Vikings escaping corruption and looking for more land
Iceland
Region where most Germanic tribes migrated out of before establishing their kingdoms elsewhere
Magna Germania
What's at least one aspect of Germanic housing
Thatched roofs, wooden, longhouses, animals and people, communal living
Provide one example of Norse imports and one example of Norse exports
Traded: Furs, Hides, Fish, Slaves
Traded for: Silk, Wine, Wheat, Silver, Frankish Weapons
World ending event foretold in Norse Mythology
Ragnarok
What happened to Vikings?
They ASSIMILATED--merged with other cultures--Polish, Russian, English, French, etc.
Also converted to Christianity
The largest group of ancient European people who ended up in Ireland
The Celts