Raids, Trade, and Exploration
Viking traders used this long river route to reach the Byzantine Empire from Eastern Europe.
What is the Dnieper River?
More common than swords among Viking warriors, this weapon was practical both in battle and daily life.
What is an axe?
This yearly astronomical event officially begins spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the spring equinox?
Thunder is caused by the rapid expansion of this after a lightning strike.
What is heated air?
Wielding Mjölnir, this god ruled over thunder in Norse mythology.
Who is Thor?
Vikings throughout Scandinavia commonly spoke this language.
What is Old Norse?
Historians often mark the beginning of the Viking Age with the raid on this monastery in 793 AD.
What is Lindisfarne?
Vikings navigated oceans without this tool that later sailors relied heavily upon.
What is the magnetic compass?
Most Viking shields were crafted primarily from this material.
What is wood?
This term describes frozen ground softening after winter temperatures rise.
What is a thaw?
Severe thunderstorms are most associated with this towering type of cloud.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
Odin welcomed fallen warriors into this great hall in Asgard.
What is Valhalla?
This term referred to enslaved people within Viking society.
What are thralls?
This king of Wessex became famous for resisting Viking invasions of England.
Who is Alfred the Great?
Founded by Vikings, this Irish city became a major slave and trade market.
What is Dublin?
Viking warriors locked shields together in this defensive battle formation.
What is a shield wall?
Often appearing through lingering snow, this flower is considered an early sign of spring.
What is a crocus?
Tornadoes in North America are ranked using this damage-based scale.
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale?
Frost giants were said to dwell in this realm beyond Midgard.
What is Jotunheim?
Families and communities gathered inside this large Viking building.
What is a longhouse?
Viking law and influence dominated this large region of medieval England.
What is the Danelaw?
Scandinavian warriors serving as elite guards for the Byzantine Emperor were known by this name.
Who are the Varangians?
Viking blacksmiths created stronger blades through this twisting metal-forging technique.
What is pattern welding?
These severe weather events commonly form when warm spring air collides with colder air masses.
What are thunderstorms?
This calm central region exists inside powerful hurricanes.
What is the eye?
The Nine Realms were connected by this immense cosmic tree.
What is Yggdrasil?
Viking disputes and laws were settled at this public assembly.
What is the Thing?
Granted land in France, this Viking leader became the first ruler of Normandy.
Who is Rollo?
This Norse explorer established a settlement at Vinland centuries before Columbus sailed west.
Who is Leif Erikson?
Berserkers believed they fought with the spirit and fury of these two animals.
What are bears and wolves?
In Viking farming communities, this spring task largely determined survival through winter.
What is planting crops?
This rare phenomenon appears as glowing floating spheres during storms.
What is ball lightning?
This foretold apocalypse would destroy the gods and reshape the world.
What is Ragnarök?
Viking history and heroic tales were preserved by these poets and storytellers.
Who are skalds?
This 1066 battle is commonly viewed as the end of the Viking Age.
What is the Battle of Stamford Bridge?