The Norse!

The Norse are from what part of Europe originally?

• Scandinavia

• Iceland

• Greenland

• England

The name "Viking" actually meant:

• "to go raiding"

• "to attack"

• "to explore"

• "to plunder"

Which Norse explorer was responsible for discovering and settling Greenland?

• Leif Ericcson

• Floki

• Eric the Red

• Turgeis the Devil

Leif Ericcson was known for:

• Raiding the monastery at Lindesfarne in the 700's.

• Discovering Vinland, or North America

• Conquering England

• Discovering and settling Greenland

Long poems that contained all Norse history, mythology and stories were called:

• Skraelings

• Eddas

• Jarls

• Knarrs

• Sagas

Within the long Norse poems that told their history, the smaller stories were called the:

• Sagas

• Eddas

• Jarls

• Knarrs

• Skraelings

A professional Norse warrior who did not feel pain was called a:

• Berserker

• Nidhogg

• Skraeling

• Jarl

VINLAND was in the modern day country of:

• Greenland

• Denmark

• Canada

• the United States

Which group of people were Norse raiders most likely to attack?

• Christian Monks, as they wouldn't fight back and had gold and silver.

• Charlemagne's Empire; the Franks had many towns inland that were large and full of money to be raided.

• Skraelings, because they were not armed with more effective steel weapons like the Norse.

• The Kings of England, who were so disorganized and who fought against each other all the time.

What are several things that the Norse gave to us? (click all that apply)

• Days of the week in English

• Steel technology/ forging.

• Mythology and stories.

• Our democracy.

• Our religion.