Vikings 2.2

Question 1

Which of the following options was not considered a characteristic of an honourable Viking man?

Answer 1

Eating fish on Fridays

Question 2

Which of the following options are believed by scholars to be the reasons for Viking raids?

Answer 2

Desire for wealth, Opportunism, Revenge, Desire for Glory, Necessity.

Question 3

Why did Vikings wear helmets with big horns on either side?

Answer 3

Vikings didn’t wear “horned helmets”. The horns are an historical inaccuracy, perpetuated by popular culture.

Question 4

What peice of clothing marked out berserkers?

Answer 4

Bear or wolf skin coats.

Question 5

To which god are berserkers linked to?

Answer 5

Odin

Question 6

What was a “heaven scraper”?

Answer 6

Axe

Question 7

What was a “Battle Flame”?

Answer 7

A sword

Question 8

What was a “Battle Hag”

Answer 8

Axe

Question 9

What was a “Foot Biter”?

Answer 9

Sword

Question 10

Their weaponry and jewellery tells us that the Vikings were what?

Answer 10

Skilled metalworkers