THE RISE
true or false: Vikings were the first known raiders.
false. many ancient civilizations had pirates before the Vikings existed. some of the more known civilizations were the Greek, Roman and Chinese.
This was one of the causes of the Viking period coming to an end.
What is the Vikings stopped raiding other places and settled down?
true or false: Vikings still exist today.
false. while people no longer partake in Viking raids, their are still descendants of Vikings still around today.
This man's name has the same name as what connects your wireless earbuds to you phone.
Who is Harald Bluetooth?
This country had the highest number of Vikings.
What is Norway?
This year in A.D. is around the time Vikings started to venture out from their Scandinavian countries.
What is 800 A.D.?
This battle marks the ending of the Viking time period, when the Norwegian king Haraldr harðráði was killed as he attempted to reclaim a portion of England.
What is the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
This language is the most common one the Vikings spoke, and it is still used today in places such as Iceland, Greenland and the Northern UK.
What is Norse?
This Viking gets his name from either the colour of his hair or all the bloodshed he has caused, either way it's a popular name.
Who is Erik the Red?
Many Vikings from this country explored along the Baltic Coast and in rivers that ran through Russia.
What is Sweden?
The Vikings started to this to establish dominance and making taking goods easier.
What is fight/start battles?
Vikings stopped raiding because of these two reasons that came from the shift in European society at the time.
What are less profitable and less desirable?
The word for Viking means this.
What is pirate or to raid?
He was the actual first European to set foot on North America.
Who is Leif Erikson?
The Viking period for this country started around 793 AD with the raids on the English tidal island of Lindisfarne.
What is Denmark?
The Vikings started to do this to steal gold and people as slaves. They did this in the summer months because it was safer to go overseas. That is why the places where Vikings did this to were overseas.
What is Raiding?
This year is often used to mark the ending of the Viking period, even though raiding may have stopped before this year or after.
What is 1066 A.D?
This Viking Festival is Europe's biggest Viking festival that celebrates Viking heritage through competing in challenges that test your skill, strength, nerve and wit.
What is Jorvik Viking Festival?
This man was a surprising Viking because of a condition that makes his leg bones quite brittle, as his name suggests.
Who is Ivar the Boneless?
This place was the first permanent settlement of the Vikings, and as the name suggest, it's quite an open field.
What is L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada?
This King of Norway, led an invasion of England in 1066 with 300 longships and 10,000 soldiers, attempting to seize the English throne during the succession dispute following the death of Edward the Confessor. This invasion was know as the first Viking raid.
Who is King Harald Hardrada?
This Danish king is the one who is credited for "taking down the Vikings" in the Battle of Edington in 878 where he converted some of the Vikings to Christianity and the rest forfeited the battle.
Who is King Alfred?
This popular winter sport involving a hill or a flat piece of land is what we can thank the Vikings for. Even the word we use today in English comes from and old Norse word.
What is skiing?
This famous Viking was captured by King Ælla during a battle where he only had two ships, and he met his demise through a pit of snakes, which was common death at the time.
Who is Ragnar Lodbrok?
What are England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Iceland, Greenland and North America.