Lands
The overall name given to the group of countries that the Vikings originated from.
Scandinavia
How was Erik the Red named?
Red hair
Most Vikings did this for a living.
farmed
Name of the Viking water vessels.
Longships
The year Leif Erikson arrived in the new world.
1000 AD
The new name given to the place that Leif Erikson first explored in North America that had many natural resources.
Vinland
Leif's brother who was killed by the Skraelings.
Thorwald
These Vikings went on trips, but not to raid anything.
traders
How were the Viking water vessels powered?
manpower
This held up the sail on the Viking ship.
mast
The land Eric the Red first settled after being banished for three years.
Greenland
The tribe that defeated the Vikings every time they tried to settle for long in the new world.
Skraelings
In the Viking world, who would live in your household besides your mom, dad, and siblings?
extended family
What were the two typical colors on the sails of a Viking water vessel?
Red and white
The ocean that must be crossed to go from Europe to the new world.
Atlantic Ocean
The name of the province and country that Leif Ericson was the first European to explore.
Newfoundland, Canada
The Vikings' god who caused thunder.
Thor
These Vikings made a living from the sea, but were not raiders.
fishermen
The part of the Viking boat that was in the water and used for steering.
rudder
The decade when the first evidence of a Viking settlement was found in the new world.
1960s
This is the smallest country of Scandinavia.
Denmark
The Vikings' trickster god.
Loki
Two evening activities to pass the long winter nights.
Games and stories
The four ways the Vikings found their way at sea.
The sun, the stars, wind direction, familiar landmarks.
The name of Leif's sister who tried to set up a colony in the new world.
Freydis