Viking Vocab
to raid
According to Vikings myths, the earth was made from...
the body of a dead giant!
The area of Europe where the Vikings came from is now called...
Scandinavia
letters of the Viking alphabet
runes
For what skill were they best known?
Shipbuilding and Sailing
berserker
"fiercest viking warrior"
What did Vikings do in Valhalla?
battle and feast
mountains and fjords
What helped Vikings find their directions when they were lost?
birds
Best description of a Viking
a fierce warrior
Viking chief
jarl
Who discovered Greenland?
Eric the Red
Where were the Vikings first to step foot?
North America
a large container used for drinking
goblet
They believed the souls of the dead went to...
the underworld
to take something by force
plunder
a Viking explorer who discovered Vineland
Leif Eriksson
Why was Greenland called Greenland?
to attract settlers
money paid to release someone being held captive
ransom
something they wore
animal hides instead of armor
to force someone to leave and stay away from a place
banish
Another name for the Vikings is...
the Norse
the Vikings' other name for Newfoundland
Vineland
an idea or story that many people believed but is not true
myth
Odin's Valkylries who brought the souls the dead to the underworld were...
maidens