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Where were houses commonly located?
Near water.
100
What was the most common Viking drink?
Water
100
Did the Vikings enjoy playing sport games or board games or both?
They liked playing both.
100
How did they manage to get skin off another viking so perfectly to the point where it could become tights?
They peeled the skin off from the dead person’s waist.
100
What were the main jobs Vikings had?
Most Vikings were peasants and their main jobs were to be handymen (having a broad range of skills), farmers and builders.
200
What was the only opening beside the doorway?
A hole in the roof
200
How did the Vikings catch fish?
They caught the fish by putting hooks in to the water and waiting for the fish to come near them, their fishing technique is pretty similar how we catch fish now.
200
What is the alcoholic drink made from honey called?
Mead
200
What materials were viking footwear made from?
Soft leather
200
Were there any specialist skills that Vikings sometimes had?
Yes there were, these included: boat building, pottery making, leather work and metal work.
300
What were the benches typically covered with?
Skin, furs or bags filled with feathers.
300
Did the Vikings farm chickens?
No. They farmed geese though.
300
What instruments was the music played on?
Harps, lyres, pipes and flutes
300
How many viking age helmets did historians find?
1
300
What were the differences between the roles of males and females in Viking society?
Viking women mainly did domestic work such as maintaining the house (cooking, cleaning etc.), farming vegetables, making clothing and working in shops. Where as, Viking men would have jobs like being a metalsmith, leather worker, builder, farmer, potter or warrior. Viking women also were only allowed a knife as a weapon as apposed to the swords the men carried.
400
Why were there no windows?
To keep heat in
400
How many time did the Vikings eat everyday?
Twice. in the morning at sunrise and in the evening at sundown.
400
What were most of the poems about?
Heros and gods
400
Did viking have a wing symbol?
No
400
What did each of the three levels of Metalsmiths make?
Basic Skill: mended ploughs and farm tools and made locks and keys. Advanced Skill: made steel-edged knives. Highest Skill: made double-bladed swords.
500
True or false: Houses were always built above ground.
False
500
Why did the Vikings grow Rye?
Rye was the predominant grain as it could survive the cold, damp climate and was able to be grown on sand or less fertile soil.
500
How long did the major feast go on for?
About 12 days
500
What did the vikings do to their clothes that we still do today?
Ironing
500
Describe a successful Viking raid. (Including tactics involved and reasons for the raid)
A successful Viking raid = Young Vikings went on raids in the hope of becoming rich and buying a farm when they returned. They sailed on small, fast ships which had broad bottoms so the ships could land on beaches. The tactics they used were: Show up without warning, loot as much as possible and then disappear before the local military arrived.