Vikings

Objectives

  1. Christianity ended the Viking Age.
  1. Alfred the Great was the King of Wessex.
  1. The Vikings used Longships when exploring.
  1. The word Viking comes from the Old Norse word that meant “to raid”.
  1. The feudal system developed after Europe invasions.

Vikings in a Nutshell

Vikings attacked monasteries.

Vikings reached america 500 years before Columbus set sail.

Longships could turn around quickly and move upstream.

The Viking Age ended when they converted to Christianity.

Vikings were from Scandinavia.

10 Interesting Facts

Vikings did wear horned helmets.

Vikings used ravens to find land. Compasses were not invented.

Vikings buried their boats.

A viking is a noun that defines someone who participates in an overseas expedition.

Vikings served as bodyguards for Byzantine emperors.

Vikings: 3 Things

Rolo - Ragnar's brother who married a Frank.

Women went into battle.

Ragnar - Ruler of vikings

Vikings: Ducksters

The Vikings were defeated by the English in 1066.

The Viking age ended when Vikings converted to Christianity.

Vikings first raided villages in England in 787.

Viking cargo ships were called knarr.

"Viking" means "to raid" in Old Norse.

Alfred the Great: Ducksters

Alfred led the Wessex army in its victory at the Battle of Ashdown.

Alfred became king when his brother died in battle.

Alfred the Great was the king of Wessex.

Alfred improved and reformed his kingdom during peacetime.

Viking Game (649)

My ship suffered damage from the storm.

I brought a berserker.

I took the long route.

I burned the monastery.