Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Vikings
- Imagery
- ferocious
- Brave
- Tough
- Blonde
- Warriors
- Cruel
- Barbaric
- Brutal
- Long Haired
- Ship building
- boats were long and shallow
- called Longships
- Religion
- Gods
- Thor
- Thursday
- Protector of all humans
- Frigg
- Friday
- god of destiny and healing
- Wodan
- Wednesday
- God of war and poetry
- believed in magical creatures
- were communal
- the rich were buried in boats
- Saga's
- inspired
- Harry Potter
- Hobbit
- Lord of the Rings
- women were very powerful
- based on revenge
- Old Norse
- English Language
- they made many english words
- sky
- cake
- law
- names of the week
- happy
- night
- smile
- sister
- Way of Life
- Vikings lived together
- large family clans
- On farms
- Government
- The "Thing"
- all free men
are allowed to
vote
- Social Structure
- King
- Jarls
- Karls
- Thralls
- Leif Erikson
- Also known as Leif the Lucky
- son of Erik the Red
- Found Vinland
- Now known as Newfoundland
- Born in 970 AD
- in Iceland
- Died in 1020 AD
- Conquests and Trade
- Raided because...
- could get slaves and silver
- they had a fear of Scandanavian kings
- liked encountering the Byzantine Empire
- Successful because...
- they raided
- there boats
- worked in small groups
- They traded...
- silk
- spices
- coins
- skins
- tusks
- fur
- Legacies
- Democracy
- The thing
- Old Norse Sagas
- Have influenced...
- Harry Potter
- Lord of the Rings
- Words in the English Language