Vocabulary
This is another word for blacksmith shop
forge
Scandinavians were from the North, so other Europeans called them _____________
Norsemen
Why was Ingolf banished from Scandinavia?
He murdered someone.
He was the God of mischief.
Loki
Women of the Viking Age cooked meals over a _______.
hearth
longship
Viking ships crossed which ocean when sailing west from Scandinavia?
the Atlantic Ocean
Why was Eric the Red banished from Iceland for three years?
He murdered someone.
He was the Viking God of Thunder
Thor
What are some chores Viking Age children completed?
collecting eggs, sheering sheep, and milking animals
These ships carried both passengers and goods for trading.
Cargo ships
Scandinavia is made up of which three countries?
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
Why did Eric the Red name Greenland as such?
So others would want to settle there, thinking it was lush and fertile for farming.
This person told Viking history to crowds.
a skald
What did Viking Age men do to provide for their family?
hunted and fished
Viking longships had these heads carved into the front of them.
Which country was Ingolf banished to?
Iceland
What was Leif Ericson known for?
Traveling to Newfoundland/Vineland
Vikings believed in many gods and __________ (another word for female gods)
goddesses
What did Viking Age women do to provide for their family?
cooked, sewed, knitted
A letter of the Viking alphabet was called a ________.
rune
Which country did Eric the Red settle when he was banished from Iceland?
Greenland
What did it mean to go a-viking?
This God was the ruler of Asgard.
Odin
In the story we read, what special tool did Bjorn's dad make for him in his forge?
a sword