Vikings 2.1 Part 2 Flashcards
What is the main reason Viking villages were built close to water?
To make it easy to unload ships
When at home, where did Vikings urinate and deficate?
An outdoor hole in the ground
Where did Vikings tend to sleep?
On raised benches
What is the link between Australian bedrooms and Vikings?
“Doona” comes from the Norse word, “dunn”, meaning feather down.
What is “The Osberg”?
A ship
How long was “The Osberg”?
22 metres
“Doona” comes from the Norse word, “dunn”, meaning feather down.
Things
Before the 12th century, Viking laws were not what?
Written down
Which of the following options were punishments for those who were unable to pay the fine required by the thing?
Death and Banishment
Traditionally, what was the Viking economy based on?
Agriculture
Stashes of foreign coins found in modern-day Sweeden have provided evidence that the Sweedish Vikings were trading as far as where?
Russia and Central Asia
What sis the Vikings usually do with their dead?
Cremated and then buried the remains
The traditional stories Vikings told about their gods, the creation of the world, etc. were known as the Viking what?_
Sagas
Match the god/goddess with his/her role.
Odin:
King of the gods; responsible for magic, poetry and war
Match the god/goddess with his/her role.
Frigg:
Goddess of women and the home
Match the god/goddess with his/her role.
Freya:
Goddess of beauty; rose a chariot, pulled by two cats.
Match the god/goddess with his/her role.
Freyr:
God of Fertility, peace and harvests
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Asgard:
Home of the Norse gods, full of halls and palaces. The most splendid was Valhalla, the hall of slain battle heroes. They were taken there by beautiful women on horseback: the Valkyries, Odin’s messengers.
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Alfheim:
Home of the Light Elves, where the god Freyr lived
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Vanaheim:
Home of the Vanir gods, an older group of gods, who, for a time, battled the gods of Asgard
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Midgard:
The Earth, the world of humans; a rainbow bridge linked it to Asgard
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Svartalheim
Home of the Dark Elves, who live underground
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Nidaverllir:
Home of the Dwarfs, who live underground and were talented craftspeople
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Jotunheimr:
Home of the rock giants, who threatened both humans and the Asgard gods; their king was Thrym, a frost giant
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Muspelheim:
Home of the fire giants. Its ruler, Sutr, will set Yggrdasil on fire at Ragnarok and kill Freyr
In Viking mythology there were “nine worlds”, connected to each other by the “world tree” known as Yggdrasil. Match the world to its description.
Hel:
The cold, misty underworld, where everyone except heroes went after death. For people who broke laws, it was a place of punishment.
