Vikings Flashcards
Q: What were the fiercest Vikings called?
A: Berserkers
Q: Why were they called Berserkers?
A: It sounded like the Norse word for Bear Shirts.
Q: What did the Vikings call the men who rowed their longships?
A: Oarsmen
Q: Why did the Vikings stay close to the shore when they began a voyage?
A: It was safer
Q: What were the dragon or serpent decorated end of Viking longships?
A: Prows
Q: Why did Eric the Red get banished from Iceland?
A: He killed two men.
Q: How did Eric the Red convince others to go to Greenland?
A: He tricked them into thinking there was good weather.
Q: Where were the Vikings originally from?
A: Scandinavia
Q: What countries make up Scandinavia?
A: Norway, Sweden, and Finland
Q: Where did the Vikings go to live after Scandinavia?
A: Iceland
Q: Where did the Vikings go to live after Iceland?
A: Greenland
Q: Where did the Vikings go to live after Greenland?
A: Vinland/Newfoundland
Q: Where did the Norse Gods live?
A: Asgard
Q: Where did Vikings believe their warriors who died on the battlefield went?
A: Valhalla
Q: What country did the Vikings used to think was at the edge of the Earth?
A: Greenland
Q: What was Leif Erikson’s nickname?
A: Leif the Lucky
Q: What is another name for the Vikings?
A: Norse
Q: What did Odin and his brothers make the world from?
A: A Dead Giant
Q: Who is the chief Norse God?
A: Odin
Q: What did the Norse believe the oceans were made of?
A: A dead giant’s blood
Q: What did the Vikings believe the mountains were made of?
A: Dead giant’s bones
Q: What did the Norse believe trees were made of?
A: A dead giant’s hair
Q: What did the Vikings believe the sky was made of?
A: The top of a dead giant’s head.
Q: What mythical tree did the Vikings believe held up the world?
A: Yddgrasill
Q: Why did the Norse believe the serpent was always chewing at Yggdrasil’s roots?
A: It was trying to make the tree fall and bring the world down with it.
Q: What were Odin’s raven’s names?
A: Thought and Memory
Q: Why did Odin lose one of his eyes?
A: He wanted to drink from the Well of Wisdom.
Q: What were Odin’s beautiful maiden’s who carried fallen soldiers to Valhalla called?
A: Valkyries
Where on Yggdrasil did the Vikings believe humans lived?
Midgard
Where on Yggdrasil did the Vikings believe the Gods lived?
Asgard
Where on Yggdrasil did the Vikings think that warriors who died on the battlefield went?
Valhalla
Where on Yggdrasil did the Vikings believe the giants lived?
Jotunheim
Who was the chief Norse god?
Odin
Who brought the fallen warriors to Valhalla?
The Valkyries
Who is Thor’s trickster brother?
Loki
Who is the strongest God and the God of thunder?
Thor
Who is Thor’s wife?
Sif
What are Odin’s raven’s names?
Thought and Memory
What were Thought and Memory’s jobs?
To fly around the world and spy for Odin.
What drink did Norse gods drink?
Mead
What god did Wednesday (Wodensday) get its name from?
Odin (Woden)
What day of the week was named after Thor?
Thursday (Thorsday)
