By Tanzanite Class

1. Homes 2. Food from the Vikings 3. Clothes 4. Entertainment 1 5. Entertainment 2 6. Famous Vikings 7. Gods and beliefs 8. Weapons 9. Armour 10.Viking territory 11. Viking transport 12.Dreadful Danegeld

VIKING HOMES

Viking homes measured up to 30m long.

Cushions and pillows were made out of duck and chicken feathers to add comfort.

The Vikings dug the floor of their houses extra deep so that they wouldn’t have any draughts.

DID YOU KNOW? Jorvik in Viking times Is now called York.

This was a long , low building made out of timber logs or planks with a steep pointed roof.

• Most houses had just room for a family to share.

• Rich people’s Farmhouses might have a small entrance hall, a large main room, a kitchen, a bedroom and a store room.

• In a Viking town, houses were crowded close together along narrow streets.

By Samuel, Joseph and Alisia

In the Viking times there were no shops, so the Vikings had to find there own food, such as, things they could hunt or grow (deer , fish, wheat and peas.)

Salt was made by boiling sea water.

Rich kings and queens had meat roasted on splits - most food was made on a heath.

DID YOU KNOW?

Long ago

carrots were

dark purple!

DID YOU KNOW?

When Vikings had

no more wheat

they used peas to

make bread

(YUCK!) BY AUMA AND JESSICA

Vikings Clothes

Clothes Vikings clothes were originally

made from wool, linen and animal skins.

Can you believe that the Vikings had ironing boards? They would stretch their clothes out then use a glass ball as a iron.

Styles changed very little as the Vikings aged. The poor wore the same basic outfits but the rich wore better quality clothes and jewellery.

The men wore on cold days a warm wool cape, fastened with a men's brooch.

Men’s shoes are made out of goatskin and the toggle was made out of antler.

Jewellery One of these everyday

objects – and something that is found wherever the Vikings settled – is the oval brooch.

A string of beeds often hung between the brooches.

Jewellery was not used how we do today, they where used to fasten their clothes.

These massive arm-rings are made out of solid silver, they were very heavy.

This is an oval brooch

Here is a lady’s dress

Here is a man’s shirt

By Neve and Alice

Entertainment!! Children's games

Viking children drifted twigs into a pond and pretended they were long ships. They also made tiny farm buildings out of mud.

Story telling Vikings told stories about people that lived in midgard or middle earth, they also told stories about elves, dwarfs and giants. They also told tales of monsters such as trolls, dragons, sea serpents and the fierce wolf, Fenrir.

Skill games Outdoor games were extremely popular and were themed on Viking warrior skills. There were competitions in archery, wrestling, stone throwing and horse fighting. They also swam, played games with a bat and ball and ran races.

Did you know? The Vikings absolutely loved telling poems.

Poetry The Vikings described things in unusual ways instead of saying ‘the ship sailed the sea’ Vikings would say ‘the horse of the waves road the whale road’.

Did you know? Whistles were made from a bird’s leg.

By Madison, Amelia

and Eva!!!

1. Vikings told stories about how people lived and died and about giants, elves, dwarfs and dragons.

2. They told stories of Odin, the creator of Asgots, the home of the Viking gods and goddesses.

3. Vikings played modern board games like chess.

4. Mums and dads made toys and dolls by carving wood.

Rollo Lothbrok He was the brother of Rangar Lothbrok, a fearsome warrior with an impulsive streak. Rollo was wrought with internal struggles, even though Rangar had promised Rollo they would always be equals.

Erik the Red He covered the Greenland and he found

the first European settlement in the new world.

Leith Erikson He grew up in Greenland around 999, where he was converted to Christianity.

By Laiba, Summer Y, Logan and Milly

The Vikings worshipped many different gods and goddesses. They each had personalities and powers, like the goddess Freya, who could change into a bird.

Thor was the most popular Viking

god and he was also the god of

thunder. He fought giants and

monsters with his magic hammer

which nobody could pick up but him.

Thor had iron gloves, a

magic belt and a hammer.

He was also the god of

protection. He protected

from cold hunger, giants

and other danger.

Freya is the goddess of love

and war. Freya wore an

enchanted necklace made

by four dwarves. She cried

golden tears when her

husband went missing.

Odin was the chief god and the

other gods served him. He made

the world from the body of a giant

and set the moon and sun in the

sky.

Wednesday was

Odinsday after the god

Odin.

Freya

Thor

By Thomas, Sophie and Luke

The Vikings are famous for axes but

do you know how they are made?

They made steel by pouring in carbon

(from charcoal) into iron and they

would pour the steel into a stone

mould the same shape as a axe head

and then the same with a sword but

with mould a shape of a sword.

Good Viking weapons normally had a

name like Leg Biter.

The most common weapons were:

long sword, axe, spears and

sometimes long bows.

The Viking long sword was a

very popular weapon and was

found at many burials grounds

with their owners.

A lot of Viking helmets were

made out of iron and most

had a strip of steel in the

middle to protect their nose.

Weapons

by Kipp & Archie

The Vikings had strong iron helmets that were cup shaped and a strip of metal to protect their nose.

Vikings shields were round and made of wood. Shields were often brightly painted. Armour from arms to legs was fairly uncommon. When these areas could be armour, splint armour was used. The splints were usually reverted to leather straps and possibly they may

have been attached to the mail on the occasion.

Armour

By Billy, Ethan and Arpan

Viking Territory The Vikings were

most famous in the

820s.

The Vikings invaded

from Norway,

Sweden and

Denmark.

The Vikings were the

first people to

explore America.

When the Vikings

found Iceland in AD

860 it was lush,

green and fertile, so

they named it

Iceland to trick their

friends!

Vikings raided

using long ships

made of wood.

Raiders

navigated using

stars.

Vineland was

another island

discovered by

Vikings.

By Grace and Caleb

Introduction

Vikings didn’t have cars or planes

back in their time. They had other

things. To find out read on !

By

Madelaine,

Cade and

Summer E