The Vikings 🚫 Flashcards
What was Denmark , Sweden and Norway called in the eighth century ?
Scandinavia
What were vikings good at ?
Shipbuilding and navigational skills
Who were Vikings?
They were farmers and fishermen
What was the name of then vikings boats?
Longships
Why were longships so successful ?
Because they were capable of crossing stormy seas but still shallow enough to sail up rivers
When was the first Viking attack in Ireland ?
AD 795
What did the Vikings aim to get out of raids ?
Rich monasteries
What counties in Ireland were pillaged and burned by the Vikings?
County Antrim and county Dublin
What did the Vikings establish in the mid-ninth century?
Longphorts and camps by the water
What were the camps used for ?
They were used as a base for raids
What did longphort turn into ?
They turned into important trading post and eventually a large town
What are examples of counties that were once longphorts ?
Wexford , Waterford , Limerick and Dublin
What were easy targets for raiders ?
Early Christian Irish monasteries
What were Christian monasteries to the pagan Vikings ?
They were a non-sacred , isolated places , full of treasure and with no warriors to defend them
What did the vikings capture?
Salves and cattle
