Vikings 1
What was the name of the Viking homelands?
Scandinavia
Who were the Karls?
Common People
How many separate worlds existed in Norse mythology?
9
What was the most important weapon/tool of the Vikings?
The Axe
Who was the chief father god of Norse mythology?
Odin
Where is a modern day country that the vikings migrated to?
Greenland, Iceland, North America, or Normandy
Who were the Jarls?
Nobles
Who were the female spirit warriors that carried warriors to the honorable afterlife?
Valkyries
What was a component of the Viking Longship?
-Lightweight
-Shallow Hull
-Moveable Sails
-Could sail in shallow and deep waters
__________ was the god of mischief and could not be trusted by the gods.
Loki
Where did vikings set up their trading centers?
Near rivers or bodies of water
Who were the Thralls?
Slaves
What is Valhalla?
The Vikings believed they would go to this place when they died in battle.
What was a stand-out skill that the Vikings had?
-Ship-building
-Fighting/Raiding
-Navigating the Waters
What was the name of the giant wolf that killed Odin during Ragnarok?
Fenrir
What was the name the three countries that made up the Viking homelands?
Norway, Denmark, and Sweden
Did the Vikings have kings?
Yes
What was the name of the Tree at the center of the universe?
Yggdrasil
What was the name of the realm of humans in Norse Mythology?
Midgard
Thor
____________ was the final battle in Norse mythology that led to the destruction and rebirth of the world.
Ragnarok
What was the name of the Viking government?
The Thing
According to the Vikings, the earth was made from ______________
the body of a giant
What was the name of the realm of the gods?
Asgard
Why did the Vikings settle outside of Scandinavia?