The Vikings Flashcards
Scandinavia is made up of what three countries?
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Where did the Vikings raid, trade and spread their influence?(4 countries)
Ireland
Iceland
Normandy
When was the Viking age
9th century
The vikings travelled across which ocean without a compass nor triangular sails
Atlantic
Victims of the Viking raids wrote what
Documents
A long narrative epic is called a what
Viking saga
Why did the Vikings raid monasteries on the coast (3 reasons)🗻💰📿
Isolated
Treasure
Monks
Vikings raid were Not motivated by what
Religeon
When good dont need to be raided they are just handed is called what
Extortion
Raids aimed to gain what
Land
Wealth
What was the name given to the part of England under Viking rule?🍫
Daim Law
Name two things Vikings traded
Weapons and tools
Jewellery and soapstone
The vikings turned which town into a thriving trade centre
Dublin
When did Viking mythology develop?
After the Vikings
What did christian authors base Viking religion on?
Pagens
Where did the Vikings have their biggest influence?
Greenland and Iceland (settlement and trade)
Which country in Scandinavia has the worst climate?
Norway
Which country has the most arable soil
Denmark
Which country was the most politically advanced, wealthiest and numerous
Denmark
Which country has the biggets opportunity to trade?
Sweden
CHARTF stands for what
Clothes and jewellery Houses Art Runes Tools and equipment Food
What was grown instead of wheat
Rye for sourdough
What was a longhouse
A farm house
What was important for the making of tool and equipment
Iron ore
What was art commonly carved into
Wood, metal or stone
Who owned the most art?
Jarl
What is a rune
16 letter runic alphabet
What doesnt keep well underground
Clothing, historians find it hard to find evidence
What did men and woman wear
Men wore tunics and long trousers
Women wore an underdress and a pinnyfore
King, Jarl,________, Bondi/Warrior,_______,Wives,_____,child
Jarls wife
Karls
Thrall
What 3 roles did the King have in society
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Controlled the Kingdom
Conducted religious rituals
Kept a small army which he lead to battle
How powerful was the king and why
Not very because people were loyal to their chieftain
Who was the most wealthiest and powerful in society
Jarl
The Jarl would have what to fight when needed (A-Viking’)
A group of men
What was the largest group in Viking society
Karl
What jobs did the poorest Karls do
Farm work
Who were free and owned their own land?
Bondi/Warriors
Bondis had a say in what
All local matters decided at a thing
How many thralls would a Bondi have
3 or 4
What were Thralls
Slaves that could be bought and sold
How were Thralls made and how did they bid freedom
If a Karl was bankrupt or had committed a crime
They could buy freedom or be set free by owner
What could women not take part in
Things or court
When did girls get married
12
How long did a tunic take to make
400hours
If a child was what it would be left for exposure
Disabled or looked weak
What was there none of
A central government
Who could attend a thing
All free men
What could the accused person do at a thing
Defend and present themself
What happened once a year at the thing
Election of a new King of Chief
What was the one person who memorised all the laws in the community called
A law speaker
What did the law speaker do at the law rock
Recite laws
What was the typical punishment for s violent crime eg
Declare the person an outlaw
Eric the red killed another viking and had to flee Iceland
What was considered a severe crime
Violent behaviour towards another Viking
What settled lesser crimes
Fights or by taking land from the guilty
If the family seeked revenge after someone was killed this was called a what, and how was it resolved
Blood feud
Paying bloody money to the other family
Who did sisters have priority over when inheriting
Uncles and grandfathers
who could inherit land off children if they died
Women
Why were laws to do with land and property created
Men were frequently away from home
A faering was used for what
Fishing in fjords
What was the boat called that was designed for trading
Knarrs
What was the boat called that was used for raiding and ocean voyages
Longships
In what century did trade increase
8th
Who did Norwegians and Danish trade with
Western Europe
Where did Sweden go to trade
Northen Russia
What was the first trading town called
Hedeby
By the 8th century christianity had taken over most of Europe, but the Vikings were still what
Pagen
