1. VICTORIOUS VIKINGS By Amelie Desforges
The Vikings were around from AD. They came over from Scandinavia and gradually took over parts of Scotland and England

2. Viking Longships
The Vikings had ships called longships. They were long and thin, so they could travel up narrow rivers. They also travelled very fast.
When the Vikings came to invade, they had a dangerous animal (like a dragon) statue at the front of their ship. However if they were coming peace, they did not show it.

3. Viking Food Vikings grew oats, barley and rye for porridge.
As a replacement for of sugar, Vikings used honey.
Vikings picked fruit and berries in the summer months.
Beer was made from barley, wine and fruits.
Goat meat, horse meat and beef was made into stews.

4. Viking Gods
 The type of religion in ancient Greece or Rome, the Vikings worshiped many different Gods and Goddesses. Their religion was an important part of everyday life.
Odin was the king of the Gods. He was the God of magic, poetry and war.
Thor was the God of lightning. He had iron gloves, a magic belt, and a hammer.
Freyr was the god of farming and fertility.

5. Viking warriors
Viking warriors wore chainmail armour, to protect themselves
They fought with axes, bows and spears but their main weapon was a sword, which they kept in their sheath.
Decorations on a Vikings sword
show how wealthy the Viking were.
Vikings DIDN’T wear horns on their helmets, that was just a myth.
They wore shoes with leather straps on them.

6. Myths about the Vikings
One of the largest myths about the Vikings is they wear horns: but there has been nothing recorded of them having such helmets.
  Many imagine that the Vikings were hated everywhere because of their raids, but it seems that they were also respected by some. The French King Charles the III – known as Charles the Simple – gave the Vikings the land 
Some people say that Viking drank from cups made from skulls. Vikings did use cups made of bones but none of them were skull bones.

7. Viking Clothes
Viking clothes were made from animal skins, wool and linen
Vikings were clever weavers, and they made clothes by themselves.
The women and the children made the wool into yarn, and used dyes to change the colour.
Men wore a tunic and trousers, and women wore a long dress with an apron over it.

8. Viking houses
Viking houses were made of materials such as wood, stone or locks of turf.
Their houses were quite long, and rectangular.
Their house walls were made out of a material called wattle, which was a material made off woven sticks and mud to keep out wind and rain.
Viking houses were usually only one room houses
They kept animals in their houses, so they could share body heat.
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9. Vikings settling in Brittan
The places Vikings settled in was known as Danelaw.
Dublin was ruled by the Vikings for a long time.
They took over isle of man, and even parts of wales!
Yorkshire was the Vikings capital.
They all came from Denmark, Sweden and Norway

10. Viking Farms
Most Vikings lived on farms, and it was a good way to get food.
They used iron tools like sickles and hoes.
They grew onions, beans and cabbages.
They kept animals on the farm.
Children helped on the farm lots.

11. Viking Daily life
Vikings did jobs like: collecting wood, weaving cloth and cooking.
People washed in wooden tubs, baths weren't invented then.
Instead of toilets, people used cess-pits - holes outside dug for toilet waste.

12. Viking children
Girls had to help cook, weave, spin, making cheese and making clothes.
Boys had to help on the farm and help make resources.
Boys were encouraged to fight, with proper weapons!

13. Timeline
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