The Vikings

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The Vikings

• Who were they?
• Where did they come from?

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Who were they ?

• In Norse the word Viking means raider or bay.
• Vikings came from Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
• Vikings travelled all over the world to raid and
  trade.

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When did Vikings live?

• Vikings lived a thousand years ago.
• The first Viking raid took place on Lindisfarne
  793AD.
• For 300 years from the 8th to the 11th century
  Vikings took the world by storm.

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Viking Warriors

• Vikings had iron helmets with a nose guard.
• They had chain mail to protect them.
• They had a shield.
• For weapons they had an axe and a sword.

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Viking Houses

• They lived in long houses.
• The houses had walls made of woven wooden canes.
• There were no windows and it was often very smoky
  inside.

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Viking Long ships

• They built long ships.
• They were long and shallow.
• They made it move with oars or a sail.
• These ships were feared by everyone.

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Viking Raids

• They raided Monasteries for gold, silver and
  special books.
• They raided for slaves.
• They raided to get rich.
• They raided for land.

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Trading

• The Vikings travelled in their long ships
  (knorrs) to buy and sell goods.
• They sold timber, iron, furs and skins.
• They traded for wheat, silver, cloth, wine, salt
  spices and silks.

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Settlements

• Viking lands were very crowded.
• They settled in areas with good farming land.
• Vikings learned to fit in to other countries
  around the world.