V
A _____________________ is money paid to release someone held captive
ransom
A _____________________ is a type of craftsperson who makes iron tools by hand.
blacksmith
_____________________ are men on a ship responsible for rowing.
Oarsmen
What was the name of the most fierce Vikings?
Beserkers
____________________ are goods transported by a ship, plane, or truck.
cargo
A _____________________ is a large container used for drinking.
A _____________________ is a Viking chief.
Jarl
A _____________________ is a large vertical post on a ship that helps hold up the sails.
Mast
What Viking word does “berserkers” come from?
bear shirt
A _____________________ is a letter of the Viking alphabet.
rune
What land did Eric the Red discover?
Where was Eric the Red banished from?
Greenland
What creature was on the front of Viking ships?
Serpent
_____________________ means to attack suddenly and with force.
Raid
Who was the son of Eric the Red?
Leif Erikkson
Where did the Viking gods live?
Asgard
What was the name of the Jarl in our story?
Tor
_____________________ means secured in place using ropes, chains, or anchors.
anchored/moored
To _____________________ means to take something by force.
plunder
What phrase is associated with Vikings going to raid or explore.
A _____________________ is a deep, narrow part of the sea that stretches inland between cliffs.
fjord
What was Valhalla?
The place where Norse warriors who died were taken to live forever.
A _____________________ is the pointed front end of a ship.
Prow
What made the berserkers so terrifying?
-screams
-they way they dressed
Why were ships so important to the Viking way of life?