Viking Way of Life
Where are Vikings from?
Scandinavia
What are Runes?
The viking letters in the alphabet.
Odin
Where are the Vikings from?
Scandinavia
True or False: 4 days of the week were named for Nose Gods.
True! Bonus 100 Points if you can name all four!
What is a "Berserker"?
The most fearless and frightening Viking Warriors.
What is a "Jarl"?
The chief of the Vikings
What day of the week is Tyr named for?
Tuesday
What continent did the Vikings invade the most?
Europe!
What was the name of their type of boats?
Longboats
_________________ were craftspeople who make iron tools by hand.
Blacksmiths.
What does it mean to "raid" a place?
To take things with force and without asking from a location.
What day of the week is named after Thor?
Thursday
Who named Greenland?
Eric The Red
True or False: The Vikings wore hats with two horns on the side.
FALSE!
When the Vikings invaded England for the first time?
786
On a ship, these who are responsible for rowing
Oarsmen
Loki
What are the three countries that make up Scandinavia?
Norway, Denmark, and Sweden
Who is Friday Named for?
Freya
What does it mean to go "A-Viking"?
A viking voyage to go raid other places.
What is a fjord?
A deep and narrow portion of the sea that stretches inland, with high cliffs on either side
What was the name of where the Norse gods live?
Asgard
Why is it called "Greenland?"
To trick people into moving there, making them think it is a good place to live to farm.
Odin (Woden)