VikingsVikings

Haley/Mrs. WaterburyHaley/Mrs. WaterburyJanuary 9, 2007 January 9, 2007

Vikings:Vikings: How They Lived and What They Did!How They Lived and What They Did!

• Vikings on Raids Vikings on Raids

• Warfare (Battle Warfare (Battle Styles)Styles)

• Runes/ReligionRunes/Religion

• Clothing/ArmorClothing/Armor

• Viking ShipsViking Ships

• Quests!Quests!

Vikings On Raids Vikings On Raids

• Vikings were fierce and Vikings were fierce and violent. violent.

• They used spears, They used spears, swords and battle swords and battle axes.axes.

• Arrows and lances Arrows and lances were useful too. were useful too.

• The weapons were The weapons were made of metal. made of metal.

• The dragon or serpent The dragon or serpent figure head identified figure head identified them as Vikings. them as Vikings.

Warfare Warfare

• Vikings were very Vikings were very fierce and good at fierce and good at sea battles rather sea battles rather than land.than land.

• Although very good Although very good at sea battles they at sea battles they were good at land were good at land battles too. battles too.

Runes/ReligionRunes/Religion

• Runes were kind of like the Runes were kind of like the Vikings alphabet Vikings alphabet

• Runes were said to be Runes were said to be created by the chief of created by the chief of Norse Gods, Odin, when he Norse Gods, Odin, when he tried to get wisdom by tried to get wisdom by spearing himself to a tree.spearing himself to a tree.

• He got the wisdom and He got the wisdom and spread it to his people.spread it to his people.

• After that the Vikings After that the Vikings believed that runes were believed that runes were gifts for Odin and treated gifts for Odin and treated them with great respect. them with great respect.

HelmetsHelmets• VikingsVikings didn’t wear didn’t wear

horns on their helmet.horns on their helmet.• Vikings had different Vikings had different

types of helmets types of helmets depending on the type of depending on the type of Viking.Viking.

• Norsemen had a a long Norsemen had a a long metal attachment that metal attachment that went down over their went down over their nose called a nose-nose called a nose-guard. guard.

• Vikings didn’t bury their Vikings didn’t bury their helmet they passed it helmet they passed it down for the generations down for the generations to come.to come.

Viking ShipsViking Ships

• The The longshiplongship was very long. was very long. It was also the first ship It was also the first ship made by the Vikings that made by the Vikings that was found by scientists. was found by scientists.

• There was another style ship There was another style ship called the called the knorrknorr, and it was , and it was a more rounded-style ship.a more rounded-style ship.

• The knorr was related to the The knorr was related to the wreckwreck..

• The knorr and the wreck The knorr and the wreck had very few oar- holes and had very few oar- holes and were used for traveling were used for traveling close to home. close to home.

Viking QuestViking Quest

Click Click HEREHERE to go on a quest with the to go on a quest with the Vikings! Vikings!

Photo CollagePhoto Collage

Viking Knorr Viking Longship or Wreck

SourcesSources

• httphttp://://images.google.com/images?images.google.com/images?q=vikings&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&start=20&sa=N&ndsp=20tq=vikings&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&start=20&sa=N&ndsp=20tee

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/viking_quest/index.shtml

• http://www.home.exetel.com.au/manxman/vikings/CoolPrintVikingShip.jpg

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/weapons_03.shtml• http://www.arealles.com/m15.jpg• http://www.wizardrealm.com/barbarians/vikings.html• http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/v_runes.htm• http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/

pix/knorr_under_sail.jpg• http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/Viking_Boat.jpg

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