The Vikings

The Vikings are called Norse, or Norsefolk which means

• people that travel

• people from the north

• people from Greenland

• people from live by the sea

Viking traveled the oceans by

• motorboats

• sailboats

• longships

• jetski

Leif Erikson was

• a Norse explorer who was the first European to discover North America

• Erik the Red's Father

• a tour guide

• a made up Viking

Some main resources the Vikings used

• meat, fire, and mushrooms

• granite, coins, and berries

• ivory, mushrooms, and coins

• timber, fish, wool, and bilberries

On our quest we traveled to

• Vinland, Europe, Iceland, France and Italy

• Vinland, China, Scandinavia and Ethopia

• Vinland, England Greenland, China, and Iceland,

• Vinland, Greenland, Iceland, England, and Scandinavia

What is a skald?

• a Norse poet

• a traveler

• a warrior's paridise

• a town meeting

What is a karl?

• a Norse noblemen

• a warrior

• the people who build, farm, and fish

• a longship

How did Vikings choose targets for their raids?

• They raided trading posts.

• They chose villages that were isolated.

• They chose villages that only had things they wanted.

• They chose villages that they could get to by train.

Who was allowed to come to an Althing?

• A karl but not a jarl.

• A jarl but not a karl.

• Only skalds could attend.

• Jarls and karls could all attend.

What is Valhalla?

• A warrior's paradise

• The end of the world

• A resource Vikings would trade

• A trade route