A Viking Tale

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A Viking Tale

• By Emma Killen

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Who were the Vikings?

• The Vikings were people from around the 800. The
  Vikings raided other countries and traded their
  goods back in Scandinavia. Some would settle and
  some would continue to raid. Scandinavia had to
  many high hills, therefore not good enough to
  grow crops.

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Where did the Vikings come from?

• The Vikings came from Norway, Sweden and
  Denmark. These countries were more commonly known
  as Scandinavia. The Vikings travelled around a
  lot. They travelled to places like North America,
  Russia, North Africa, Constantinople, Iceland,
  Greenland and Ireland. When they travelled to
  Ireland they settled in Dublin, Wexford, Cork,
  Waterford and Limerick.

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Kings

• Most countries that were raided by Vikings
  were ruled by Kings. King Alfred ruled a kingdom
  in England called Wessex. Guthorm was the Viking
  leader and he decided to battle his army against
  the only part of England not under Viking
  control Wessex. They fought a battle at a place
  called Eddington. Guthorm offered his sword in
  surrender to King Alfred. Alfred made Guthorm
  swear to be a Christian.

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Earls

• Viking Earls were very powerful too. Although
  they were not as powerful as the Kings. There was
  once a Viking earl named Sigurd Eysteinsson or
  Earl Sigurd The Mighty. He was the very first
  Earl of Orkney.

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Craftsmen

• Craftsmen were like farmers. They were free men.
  They would make the spears, axes, swords, bows
  and arrows. Basically, they would make all the
  weapons used in battle. Viking craftsmen included
  blacksmiths, bronzesmiths, coopers, leather
  tanners, saddlers, shoemakers and other men who
  made leather goods. Other craftsmen carved bone
  and antler into items like combs.

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Women

• Women could not actually be Vikings . The Old
  Norse work Vikingar was meant for men only. But
  women did play a part in some form of settlement.
  For example, Iceland wasnt home to anyone or
  anything, and a permanent immigration was only
  possible if women joined in the journey.

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Slave

• Almost every slave traded in the early middle
  ages and anyone who did was captured in raids or
  warfare. The Vikings are the slaves in the
  history of Europe, making other people in Eastern
  Europe and the Mediterranean slaves. They would
  sell them in markets far away. For example, a
  couple of Moors were taken in Spain during a raid
  in the 9th century. They ended up in Ireland.
  Ireland itself was a source of slaves for the
  Vikings, as was Scotland.

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Viking Gods

• The Vikings had many different Gods.
• Freyja was the Goddess of love. Friday was named
  after her.
• Thor was the God of thunder. Thursday was named
  after him.
• Loki was half God and half fire sprit.
• Odin was the God of War. Wednesday was named
  after him.

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Food

• The Vikings ate smoked and salted fish and meat.
  Also they ate beef, mutton, lamb, goat, horse,
  pork, chicken, geese, ducks, eggs, hakikarl
  (fermented shark), surströmning (sour herring),
  deer, elk, reindeer, bear, boar, squirrel, golden
  plover, grey plover, black grouse, wood pigeon,
  lapwing, wild goose, walnuts, almonds, chestnuts,
  cod, coalfish, herring, salmon, haddock, ling,
  mackerel, oysters, cockles, mussels, winkles,
  smelt, eels, salmon, scallops, beached whales,
  porpoises, seals, sloes, plums, apples,
  blackberries, bilberries, figs, grapes, carrots,
  parsnips, turnips, celery, spinach, wild celery,
  cabbage, radishes, fava beans, peas, beets,
  angelica, mushrooms, leeks, onions, seaweed, goat
  and cow milk, butter, buttermilk, whey, skyr,
  curds, cheese, barley, rye, oats, rice, millet,
  buckwheat, dill, coriander, hops, cumin, pepper,
  saffron, ginger, cardamom, grains of paradise,
  cloves, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, anise-seed, bay
  leaves, vinegar, honey, porridge and flatbread.

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Clothes
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• The cooler climates were snugger clothes. The
  warmer the climate, the more loosely they fit.
  They liked bright colours. They did not have
  pockets in their clothing so they either tied
  their items to themselves by using a belt, or
  they hung them from a pin at the front. Viking
  men would wear tunics, jerkins, pants and leather
  boots. Men and women's clothes were often
  decorated with needle work and fancy braiding.
  They
• would both wear cloaks of linen or fur
• depending on the climate. Vikings
• held up their clothes by using
• decorative brooches.

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Games

• The Vikings enjoyed many sports such as
  swimming, wrestling, skiing and ice-skating. They
  also enjoyed hunting. They also found horse
  fighting enjoyable. Indoors they played dice and
  a board game called Hnefatafl. They also played
  chess. Vikings also played a game similar to
  backgammon called Kvatrutafl and an early form of
  draughts. The Vikings were also fond of listening
  to stories and telling riddles. Rich Vikings held
  great feasts. At them poets called skalds sang
  poems praising their lord's brave deeds. Viking
  musical instruments included harps, horns and
  wooden pipes.

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Thank you!