Lands
The Vikings settled in many places including
England
These viking ships were sleek, fast, and could travel the sea and rivers
Longships
This Norse god carried a hammer and drove a cart pulled by goats
Thor
The Vikings were germanic tribes from
Scandinavia
Scandinavian land is _______ and ______, and a hard place to live
cold and rocky
This region in France is named after the Northmen
Normandy
The people from Scandinavia were called ______ which means Northmen.
Norsemen
Norse god of wisdom, poetry, and kings
Odin
This kingdom in France named for the norsemen was founded by the viking ________
Rolo
The Vikings used their ships to travel vast distances in search of new _________ and people to trade with to gain more gold
lands
This territory was settled by Erik the Red after he was exiled
Greenland
This Viking settlement was named to trick people to stay away from it
Iceland
This Norse god was a bit of a trickster
Loki
For almost 300 years, the Vikings raided cities and towns across
Europe
Vikings often carried out violent ________ killing whomever they found, stealing their belongings, and burning whatever was left.
raids
The first European settlement in North America
Vinland or Newfoundland
The viking alphabet uses letters known as _______
Runes
Frost ________ are terrible creatures that make war on gods and men
giants or Jotun
This Norseman conquered England in AD1066 and earned the nickname 'the Conqueror'
William the Conqueror
Some Vikings settled east across the Baltic sea in what would become _______
Russia
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland
This strong English King was challenged by no one during his rule
The frost giant Ymir was first found in the pit named
Ginnungagap
The raid on this abbey shook the continent of Europe
Lindisfarne
a dreadful battle called Ragnarok will take place and the whole world including the gods will
die