The Norsemen VS. The Englishmen By; Jonghwa, Ethan, Theo, Stephen

Our Presentation will be on the offense, defense, religion, and transportation of the two fierce,

determined countries.

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The Norsemen offense

Weapons were very common in the late Viking period. There even was a law that said that all free men

should own a weapon!

Some of the main and most commonly used weapons were the spear, sword and battle-axe.

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Englishmen offenseThe Englishmen knights had many useful battle weapons.

There were daggers, maces, lances, and swords.Daggers were short, sharp, knife used for close-up battles. Maces were weapons that were jointed together, with a ball full of spikes at the end. It gave maximum amount of power even when it was

used from a far distance. Lances were basically a spear-like weapon, that you could either stab of throw. However, they were mainly used while riding the horse.

Finally, there were divergent variety of swords, such as the long sword, cutting sword, etc

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Comparison

They both used spears and

sword.Weapons were very important in both

cultures.

Weapons were signs of wealth and well-being of

the men.

Weapons were generally just used for war, and did

not have any other purposes.

In battles, vikings threw/ launched weapons

In battles, Englishmen stabbed or swung their

weaponsVikings did not have

many kinds of weaponsEnglishmen had variety of weapons. Different

swords, etc.

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Norsemen DefenseShields with the diameter up to 1 meter was made. Its main material was wood, and the grip was made with iron. Leather was covering the outside surface of the

shield.

The helmet was very hard to make, therefore, only the authorities wore it. it had a bill, and four main sections made with iron and had spikes on the top.

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The Norsemen religion

The Norseman worshipped a lot of different gods. Their belief was that the gods lived in the Viking heaven, Asgard.

Inside the viking heaven, Asgard was a Elaborate, elaborately created hall called Valhalla. valiant fighter that were killed during a fight was believed to come to Valhalla, greeted with attractive

princesses.

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Still Norsemen Religion

The Picture depicted on your right is

Thor.

The Picture depicted on your right is

Thor.

This Picture is Odin riding a eight legged horse.

This Picture is Odin riding a eight legged horse.

Two most famous gods are Odin and Thor.

Even when Odin is the king of the gods, Thor has the most poularity with his physical strength and the iconic hammer.

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Englishmen religion

The Englishmen of the Middle Ages were all Christian after Charlemagne made it illegal to be any other religion and forced people to become

Christian if they weren't already. They only believed in one god, but God had three different parts in one; God the father, God the Son, and God the Holy

Spirit.

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Comparison

Vikings believed in their own gods such as Thor

and Odin

Englishmen believed in Christianity

Vikings had different kind of

heaven as Christians did.

Englishmen believed in Jesus and The LordThey both

had stories about their

religion.Englishmen were forced to

believe in godVikings were not forced to believe in the Viking

religionThey both have

religion

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Norsemen Transportation

It is made of overlapping wooden planks, with each of them sizing up to 36 meters. The longships had sails and oar,

which made the ship very fast and helped them with sudden attacks at night.

The draft of the longship was shallow compared to other ships, so they could reach more inland , making it easier to get to the destination. The speed of the ship is about 10~11 knots, which is about 12 miles per hour. 

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Englishmen transportation

War horses were highly trained and feared horses. Knights rode on them, while using

their lances.

The Englishmen had the sluggish but rugged mast ship

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Comparison

They both had two of

the greatest ships at that

time.

Vikings had longshipsEnglishmen had mast

ships

They both had horses, but Vikings rarely used

them

Longships were swift and fastMast ships were slow and

sluggish

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