Vikings
When did the Viking Age begin?
793 CE
Polytheistic beliefs centred on Gods like Odin and Thor: Involved rituals, sacrifices, and offerings.
Norse Mythology
God of Thunder, Storm, and Strength
Thor
The Vikings originated in these three Scandinavian territories.
Norway, Swedan, and Denmark
What Scandinavian country is known as the homeland of the Norwegian Vikings?
Norway
Vikings were the first Europeans to reach what 2 places?
Greenland and North America
Advanced shipbuilding with longships enabled exploration, trade, and raiding across Europe and beyond.
Seafaring
God of Mischief, Chaos, and Shapeshifting.
Loki
Key bodies of water include
North Sea, Baltic Sea, and European Rivers.
What type of Viking ship was famous for its speed and ability to travel in shallow waters?
Longship
The Vikings established town and colonies. What are they?
Dublin in Ireland, and Normandy in France.
Oral storytelling through sagas and skaldic poetry that recounted heroism, history, and legend.
Sagas and Poetry.
God of Wisdom, War, Death, Poetry, and Magic.
Odin
Scandinavia’s rugged landscape includes these steep-sided valleys, carved by glaciers and essential to Viking navigation.
Fjords
What day of the week is named after the Viking god Odin?
Wednesday
By the 1100's, the Vikings were in decline due to what?
Domestic disagreements and pressure from other European countries.
Varied practices including ship graves with grave goods or cremation with ashes placed in mounds.
Burial Practices
Goddess of Marriage, Motherhood, and Prophecy.
Frigg
Viking Settlements include
Danelaw, Normandy, Dublin, Iceland, and Greenland.
Which modern-day country was once home to the Viking settlement known as Danelaw?
England
The Viking age began with the attack on where?
Lindisfarne Monastery in England.
An early parliamentary system in Iceland, established around 930 AD for lawmaking and dispute resolution.
Althing
Goddess of Beauty, Fertility, Love, and War
Freyja
This river, along with the Dnieper, was crucial to the Viking trade route between Scandinavia and the Byzantine Empire.
Volga River
Which Viking warriors were known for their fierce fighting and believed to fight in a trance-like state?
Berserkers