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Who were Who were the the Vikings? Vikings?

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Who were Who were the Vikings?the Vikings?

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The Vikings were people who lived long ago in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

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Most Vikings lived on farms in houses made of wood, stone or blocks of turf.

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Vikings men were craftsmen or traders. Viking women did all the household jobs.

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Viking children did not go to school. They helped at home and learnt from stories.

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Vikings wore clothes made of cloth, leather and fur. All Viking people wore jewellery.

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The Vikings ate a lot of meat. They ate off wooden plates and drank from horns.

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The Vikings were great sailors who travelled all over Europe in long ships.

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The Vikings came to England in search of treasure and wealth in 865.

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They destroyed monasteries and killed many monks to get to their gold.

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The Vikings were great warriors. They used spears and shields in battle.

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They captured most of the north of England. The only part not won was Wessex.

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They had their own alphabet called ‘runes’. These symbols were carved onto stone.

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The Vikings had their own religion and worshipped their own gods.

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The most popular God was Thor. Thor ruled the skies, storms and thunder.

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The Vikings bought and sold things using coins, which were measured by weight.

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William the Conqueror won England in 1066, ending the Viking era in England.

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Place names ending in –by, -thorpe or –ay may have been Viking settlements.

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York – or Jorvik – was the main Viking town and still has a Viking theme today.