Vikings General Knowledge
The area of Europe where the Vikings came from is now called
Scandinavia
The Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot on what continent?
North America
Eric the Red was banished from Iceland and settled in
Greenland
To take something by force
Plunder
On a ship, those who are responsible for rowing
Oarsmen
To go “a-viking” meant to
raid
The Vikings navigated by using
The sun and stars
Which day of the week is named after Thor, the Viking god of thunder?
Thursday
Land covered with grass on which farm animals feed
Pasture
An idea or story that many people believe but is not true
Myth
Viking farms were often nestled between
fjords and mountains
Why did the Vikings take birds to sea?
to help them find their direction when they were lost
Leif Eriksson was a what (his"job"/what he is known for)
Explorer
A letter of the Viking alphabet
Rune
A deep and narrow portion of the sea that stretches inland, with high cliffs on either side
Fjord
The Vikings were best known for their great skill in what two things (raiding is not one of them)
shipbuilding and sailing
Besides carrying out raids, what did the Vikings do as they journeyed through Europe?
Traded
What did Odin and the warriors do in Valhalla?
Battled by day and feasted at night
A Viking chief
Jarl
One of the most fearless and frightening Viking warriors
Berserker
Another name for the Vikings is
the Norse
Sailing on a Viking longship required courage and strength because
they were open to the weather
According to Norse mythology, the world was created from this
The body of a dead giant.
The pointed front end of a ship
Prow
A young, unmarried woman
Maiden