Vikings

Vikings in a nutshell

Vikings in a nutshell 2 (10 facts)

Aya Sofia and Viking Graffiti

Viking OER

How to survive a viking attack

Ducksters vikings

Viking ship museum

Uhtred

Objectives

A soldier who was guarding the church gets bored and carves words that say "Halfdan was here".

Vikings coming to Constantinople sought glory and wealth occasionally were called Vargarian Guard.

Viking Age, Christianity.

Vikings however did not wear horned helmets during battle.

Vikings contributed to many words in the English dictionary.

Vikings were outstanding navigators before the compass.

Viking, Longships.

Viking, Old Norse.

Alfred the Great, Wessex, Danes, Treaty of Wedmore

Viking, Magyar, Muslim, Europe.

Harold Bluetooth is a real person and that is where we got the name and symbol for Bluetooth.

They were pagans and did not believe in Christianity.

They formed raiding partys

They settled troops in Iceland, Greenland, and Europe.

Groups of warriors from Scandinavia.

In the 9th century they started settling in Europe and Great Britain.

Vikings made Longships for raiding other countries and for exploring. Their boats were long and narrow making them perfect for reaching high speeds.

The word "Viking" actually means 'to raid'.

Vikings engaged in extensive trading networks throughout the world.

They established their own form of government.

Weapons indicated the social status of a Viking.

Viking ships were an integral part of their culture, they used them for trade, exploration, and warfare.

He was born Anglo-Saxon and was Christian, one day he was captured by the Vikings and then was a Viking.

On his sword he has a piece of ember on it, and the Vikings believed the ember brought special power.

He is known as the Dane slayer, and Danes were Vikings.

The Tune ship was built in 910, and is made of oak. It had a strong support which made it possible for the sail to be as big as 100 square meters.

The Oseberg was built in 820 and is made of oak, each side of the ship contained 12 strakes of oak that overlapped each other and are connected to each other by iron rivets.

Fight them off with catapults and greek fire.

Live away from the coast.

Hire them as Mercenaries.

How Thor got his hammer

To keep the dwarves from winning, Loki turned himself into a fly.

Loki wagered his head.

The sons of Ivaldi gave Odin a spear that could pierce through anything

Brokk sewed Loki's mouth shut as a punishment.

Sif's hair was golden as summer wheat.