Intro to Vikings
Longships and Weaponry
Raiding and Lindisfarne
Religious Beliefs
Trading
100
True or False. Vikings had winged helmets.
False
100
What part of the longship does this describe?
Sails
100
What is a monastery?
a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
100
What was Valhalla?
Heaven for ancient Viking warriors.
100
What was wood traded for typically?
Silk
200
True or False. Vikings drank from the skulls of their enemies.
False
200
Why was it important the Viking longships were flexible?
Teacher discretion
200
Why did the Vikings choose to attack Lindisfarne?
It was an easy target and full of wealth
200
What was Thor god of?
-God of Thunder, Son of Odin
-A clap of thunder was understood as Thor in battle, a bolt of lightning was his hammer striking down, and rain meant his victory.
-Vikings viewed him as the ideal warrior and as a protector of crops.
200
Define the term trade
Trade refers to the buying and selling of goods and services between people.
300
What is a fjord?
Narrow, deep bodies of water reaching inland. Viking villages used these natural formations as protection from nature’s rough weather.
300
What is another name for longships?
Dragon ships.
300
What were the fates or what happened to most of the people captured by the Vikings at Lindisfarne?
Taken as slaves or killed
300
What was Loki god of?
-Trickster, both helpful and malicious
-Forms alliances with anyone to gain an advantage, he is not to be trusted
-Killed Odin’s son Baldur
-Viking Warriors viewed him as a symbol of destruction that precedes new growth
300
True or False. The Vikings traded slaves.
The Vikings also bought and sold slaves. During Viking raids, local people were taken by the Vikings and enslaved. These slaves were then taken to Viking settlements to work or taken to other cities to be traded. Slave trading was common throughout most parts of Europe during the Viking Age.
400
True or false. Farming was often difficult in Scandinavia due to the short growing season and a rocky soil. This hardship often forced Vikings to explore beyond their village.
True
400
How did Vikings navigate across the sea?
- The sun and the stars
- Weather patterns
400
List two strengths or advantages that Vikings ships had during the early Middle Ages
Answers will vary, but Viking ships were fast, quiet, and easy to manoeuvre, the ships were light
400
What was the traditional name of the World Tree in Viking religion?
Yggdrasil
400
name the uses of the following trade items. Salt, Amber, Blubber, Whale Bone, Timber, Honey, Olive Oil.
Alcohol - Honey
Boatbuilding - Timber
Cooking - Olive Oil
Jewlery - Amber
Spoons - Whale Bone
Food - Blubber
Preservation - Salt
500
Which of these 2 events came first. The first ever recorded Viking attack, or the Lindisfarne monastery being built.
The Lindisfarne monastery being built.
500
What is the name of the most well-known Viking longship?
The Oseberg
500
When did the Lindisfarne raid occur?
793AD
500
Who were the Valkyries?
-Translates to “Choosers of the Slain”
-Odin’s Shieldmaidens
-Carry the chosen dead Viking Warriors to the Hall of Odin, Valhalla
500
Archaeologists and historians like to study the trading habits of people who lived long ago. It gives them information about a lot of things, such as:
–what items were considered valuable enough to trade with
–which peoples and countries traded with each other
–where trading took place (for example, in a market or in a port)
–how items that came from one culture ended up somewhere completely different
–what the most common land and sea trade routes were.