The Vikings By Francis Mc Namee

Who Were The Vikings? The Vikings came from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They were excellent ship builders and warriors too.

Map Of The Viking World

Everyday Viking Life The Viking people were not all warriors, some were farmers and some were blacksmiths. Here is a picture of a Viking meal.

Inside a Viking Longhouse Viking Longhouses were usually one room, and in Winter the animals would come inside with the people.

Viking Towns and Settlements Viking towns were build from thatch and wood. Most Viking buildings are gone now, but archaeologists have found the remains of some Viking buildings. Here is a map of were The Vikings lived.

Clothing and Jewellery Viking clothing had to be strong and Light. The jewellery was mainly broaches and rings.

Brian Boru Brian Boru was the high king Of Ireland in He was the king for 12 years And was killed by a Viking In his tent when he was 83 years old.

Viking Sagas Sagas were stories composed by the Vikings, were the reader had to think about what was happening.

Longships Viking longships had a keel that went right along the bottom of the ship. Sometimes the Vikings were in a longship for months on end.

Raiders The Vikings raided in places all over the world. People would bury anything of value to them, to stop the Vikings from stealing their belongings.

Viking Religions When Vikings died in battle they went to a place called Valhalla, and Odin's daughters called the Valkeries would bring the dead warriors up to Valhalla.

In the Viking world, when a Viking died in battle they would be guided Odin’s daughters, the Valkeries. Odin is the high god for the Vikings.

Viking Money In the Viking times, all of their money was the same value, so the only way to get a different value was to get something sharp and cut the coin in two.

By Francis Mc Namee I hope you liked it!!

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