1. The Vikings
May 24, 2012

3. The Vikings Pagan Warriors from Scandanavia - Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Feared and Loathed!
Like the Germanic Barbarians they valued strength and skill and battle

4. Viking Culture Vikings developed advanced sailing technology
Expert Navigators
Passed down stories called sagas via oral tradition
Created Runestones around Europe to commemorate important events and people

5. Gokstad Ship

6. Gokstad Excavation 1880 Currently in museum in Oslo Found in 1880
Built in 890 AD

7. L’anse aux Meadows
Briefly settled by Norse Vikings led by Leif Ericson around 1000AD
Earliest settlement in North America at
UNESCO World Heritage Site

9. Normandy
In 911 AD the King of the Franks was forced to surrender part of Northern France to the Vikings
The region became known as Normandy, based on the French word Norman, which means Northmen.