The Viking Age The Viking Age

(793 A.D. -1066 A.D.)(793 A.D. -1066 A.D.)

Who Are The Vikings?Who Are The Vikings?Other Names: Norsemen (Northmen), Other Names: Norsemen (Northmen),

Danes, Varangians, RusDanes, Varangians, RusSeafaring Warriors from Scandinavia Seafaring Warriors from Scandinavia

(Norway, Sweden, Denmark)(Norway, Sweden, Denmark)Farmers at home but feared when Farmers at home but feared when

away from homeaway from home

Where Did the Vikings Come Where Did the Vikings Come From?From?

Viking LongshipsViking Longships

Vikings used Vikings used quick, long quick, long ships to trade ships to trade and raid!and raid!

Viking Longships: The Drakkar Viking Longships: The Drakkar (Dragon)(Dragon)

Did Vikings Really Look Like Did Vikings Really Look Like This?This?

Or This?Or This?

A Viking WarriorA Viking Warrior

Look Ma! No Look Ma! No Horns!Horns!

Vikings did not Vikings did not have horns on have horns on their helmets!their helmets!

More Viking WarriorsMore Viking Warriors

I Want To Be a Viking!I Want To Be a Viking!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzvTe52v6R4

Viking Helmet and SwordViking Helmet and Sword

The word berserker The word berserker comes from two comes from two Norse words Norse words bjornbjorn meaning meaning bearbear or or barebare (naked) and (naked) and serkrserkr meaning meaning shirtshirt..

Berserkers often Berserkers often wore bear skins and wore bear skins and were crazed in were crazed in battle.battle.

The Viking The Viking BerserkerBerserker

A Viking Woman would A Viking Woman would dress likedress like this.this.

Viking Runic AlphabetViking Runic Alphabet

The Vikings even left rune graffiti on rocks and buildingsThe Vikings even left rune graffiti on rocks and buildings.

The Viking Age The Viking Age BeginsBegins

Viking Age Viking Age begins with begins with the raid on a the raid on a Monastery at Monastery at Lindisfarne in Lindisfarne in 793793

Remains of Lindisfarne Remains of Lindisfarne MonasteryMonastery

Lindisfarne RaidLindisfarne Raid

Where Did the Where Did the Vikings Vikings Travel?Travel?

Some Famous VikingsSome Famous Vikings

Rurik the RusRurik the Rus

Founded the Russian EmpireRussia is named after the Rus

Rus is what the Slavs called the Vikings

Rurik the Rus

Rollo & Foot Kissing Rollo & Foot Kissing StoryStory

Rollo’s BaptismRollo’s Baptism

Statue of Rollo on his TombStatue of Rollo on his Tomb

Recumbent statue on the tomb of Rollo in Rouen cathedral , 13th century

King Harold (Dane who King Harold (Dane who ruled England)ruled England)

Viking Age is Viking Age is thought to end thought to end with the death of with the death of King Harold King Harold Godwinson of Godwinson of England during the England during the Battle of Hastings Battle of Hastings in 1066.in 1066.

Egil SkallagrimssonEgil Skallagrimsson

Ugly Viking Warrior and PoetUgly Viking Warrior and Poet

Sample of Egil’s PoetrySample of Egil’s Poetry

I’ve been with sword and spearSlippery with bright blood

Where kites wheeled. And how well

We violent Vikings clashed!Redflames ate men’s roofs,Raging we killed and killed;

And skewered bodies sprawledSleepy in town gateways.

Eric (or Erik) the Eric (or Erik) the RedRedFirst to explore

Greenland

Wife is Thodhilde

Click for Erik the Red Viking Adventures of Eric the Red

Leif Leif EricssonEricsson

Discovered the New World (Vinland) about 500 Years before Columbus His Brother Thorvald tried to establish a settlement

Trouble with Skraelings

(aka. Leif the Lucky)(aka. Leif the Lucky)

Norse Norse MythologMytholog

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Viking Creation MythViking Creation Myth FFirst there was nothing.....irst there was nothing..... TThen the North and South joined together and made a hen the North and South joined together and made a

Frost-Giant and called it Frost-Giant and called it YmirYmir. . Ymir created many more giants who ruled over all the Ymir created many more giants who ruled over all the

world.world. Then a Then a cowcow was created to feed these giants and the was created to feed these giants and the

giants were happy. Ice covered the whole world. giants were happy. Ice covered the whole world. After a long, long time After a long, long time BurBur was born out of the ice. He had was born out of the ice. He had

three sons who fought and killed Ymir. The blood of the three sons who fought and killed Ymir. The blood of the Giant Ymir made the sea, and his body became the land . Giant Ymir made the sea, and his body became the land . From his skull they made the entrance to the heavens. From his skull they made the entrance to the heavens.

OdinOdin, who was one of the sons, created the dwarf race , who was one of the sons, created the dwarf race from the maggots within Ymir’s body. Odin and his from the maggots within Ymir’s body. Odin and his brothers ruled over everything and soon created the first brothers ruled over everything and soon created the first human beings.human beings.

ODIN--Chief Norse GodODIN--Chief Norse God OdinOdin was the mightiest god. was the mightiest god.

He was married to He was married to FriggFrigg and and had a son called Thor.had a son called Thor.

He lived in He lived in Valhalla in Valhalla in AsgardAsgard. From his throne, he . From his throne, he could see all over the world. could see all over the world.

Living in Valhalla with Odin Living in Valhalla with Odin were all the slain warriors.were all the slain warriors.

Odin had a horse called Odin had a horse called SleipnirSleipnir which had eight legs which had eight legs and could travel through the and could travel through the air and to the underworld. air and to the underworld.

Wednesday is named after Wednesday is named after Odin (Woden’s Day)Odin (Woden’s Day)

Odin’s Valhalla Hall, Dwelling Odin’s Valhalla Hall, Dwelling Place of Dead HeroesPlace of Dead Heroes

ThorThor was the son of was the son of Odin. Odin. He He fought for the world against fought for the world against Giants and other evil forces. Giants and other evil forces.

He was married to the beautiful He was married to the beautiful SivSiv who had golden hair. who had golden hair.

Thor was the god of thunder and Thor was the god of thunder and lightning and so ruled the lightning and so ruled the weather and everything that weather and everything that grew.grew.

When Thor was fighting against When Thor was fighting against the Giants, he used his hammer.the Giants, he used his hammer.

He wore iron gloves and a belt of He wore iron gloves and a belt of strength. If he threw his hammer strength. If he threw his hammer it always came back to his hand. it always came back to his hand. Just like lightning.. Just like lightning..

The Vikings believed that during The Vikings believed that during a thunderstorm, Thor was riding a thunderstorm, Thor was riding around on his chariot pulled by around on his chariot pulled by two goatstwo goats..

Some people think that the Some people think that the weekday weekday ThursdayThursday is named after is named after Thor. You can also find many Thor. You can also find many place names beginning with place names beginning with 'Thor'.'Thor'.

Thor, God of Thor, God of ThunderThunder

Loki, God of Mischief and EvilLoki, God of Mischief and Evil

RagnarokRagnarok, the Final Battle , the Final Battle According to Norse MythologyAccording to Norse Mythology

The Vikings left a legacy that The Vikings left a legacy that is still remembered todayis still remembered today