Vikings Flashcards
What is the best description of an Viking village
Wooden houses with porches and steep roofs
Norwegian Viking who established the Greenland Colony and Lief Ericsson’s father
Erik the Red
He was the King of England in 978, nicknamed the Unready whose encouraged Viking raids
Ethelred
Poems of the Norse gods and goddesses
Edna’s
A deep, narrow bay along a coastline
Fjord
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic languages are closely related to this language
Germanic language
Title given to a military chief who headed a group
Jarl
The Vikings’ water route into Russia
Varangian Route
Southern part of Viking lands used for farming
Jutland
Established colonies in Greenland and Iceland
Norwegian Vikings
Viking leader who led the expedition to North America
Lief Eriksson
Danish king who led England into becoming a part of the empire
Canute
Area of France later known as Normandy
Norselaw
Danes living in an area on the coast of France
Norman’s
Danish leader who got the right to live in France
Rollo
What happened in 911 AD
The French king signed a treaty with Rollo
Swedish chief who founded a settlement in Russia
Rurik
Viking letters
Runes
Name of the place the Vikings discovered in North America, today is called Newfoundland
Vinland
Long tale
Saga
Parts of the world visited by the Vikings
Mediterranean, Asia, North America
True or False, the Vikings like fine clothes
True
Vikings became this because their land was rocky, and the growing season was short
Seafarers
True or false, the Vikings were warriors
True
Viking warriors
Berserkers
True or false, the Vikings disapproved of facial hair
False
