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
