Norway
a large meal
feast
a kingdom
realm
people who lived in Scandinavia long ago
Norse
knowledge or experience
wisdom
land covered with grass on which farm animals feed
pasture
young, unmarried woman who live with Oden in Valhala
maiden
silence
hush
an idea or story that many people believe but is not true
myth
to force someone to leave and stay away from a place
banish
a place where it was believed that people went when they died
underworld
He wanted settlers to move there
What is another name for Vikings?
The body of a dead giant
What was Leif Eriksson's occupation
Who were the first Europeans to set foot in North America?
The Vikings
Why was farmland scarce in the Viking homeland
too many mountains
Thor
Who battled by day and feasted at night?
Odin and the warriors in Valhala
What did Leif Eriksson call the new land he found?
Why did he name it that?
Vineland; He named it this because of the many vines that covered the new land
What did they do instead?
No; They had to hunt and fish. They hunted whales, seals, fish, and walruses.
What is the name of the sailor that saw the new land after a big storm that moved his boat far away?
Bjarni Herjolfson
(B.J)
The evil Frost Giants blood
What did the Vikings believe the mountains were made from?
What did Loki do to Sif, Thor's wife?
He cut off her hair
Why was a Storyteller important to the Vikings?
The storyteller delivered news from all over Europe.