THE VIKINGSTHE VIKINGS

600 A.D.-1000 A.D.600 A.D.-1000 A.D.

NORSE HOMELANDNORSE HOMELAND

NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARKNORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK

SOURCESSOURCES

EDDAS AND NORSE SAGASEDDAS AND NORSE SAGAS

ERIC THE REDSAGA

MOVIESMOVIES

COMICSCOMICS

VIKING WEAPONSVIKING WEAPONS

■ CONICAL HELMET(NO HORNS)CONICAL HELMET(NO HORNS)■ LEATHER SHIRTLEATHER SHIRT■ BERSERK(BEARSKIN OR WOLFSKIN BERSERK(BEARSKIN OR WOLFSKIN

SHIRTSHIRT■ SWORD SWORD ■ SPEARSPEAR■ AX(THROWING)AX(THROWING)■ ROUND SHIELD ROUND SHIELD

NORSE MYTHOLOGYNORSE MYTHOLOGY

COSMOLOGYCOSMOLOGY

CREATION AND UNIVERSECREATION AND UNIVERSE

LAND OF COLD(NORTH)

LAND OF EMPTYNESSCREATION TAKES PLACE HERE

LAND OF FIRE(SOUTH)

NORSE WORLDSNORSE WORLDS

ASGARDASGARDAESIR(GODS)AESIR(GODS)

VANAHEIM(VANIR)VANAHEIM(VANIR)ALFHEIM(ELVESALFHEIM(ELVES

MIDGARDMIDGARD WORLD OF MAN

NIFLHEIMNIFLHEIM LAND OF THE DEADRULED BY HEL

MUSPELLHEIMFIRE GIANTS

YYGGGGDDRRAASSAALLLL

TTRREEEE

REALMS OF ASGARD(12)REALMS OF ASGARD(12)

■ VALHALLA- HALL OF THE SLAINVALHALLA- HALL OF THE SLAIN540 DOORS RAFTERS ARE SPEARS, ROOF OF SHIELDS AND 540 DOORS RAFTERS ARE SPEARS, ROOF OF SHIELDS AND

BODY ARMOR, A WOLF AND AN EAGLE GUARD THE WEST BODY ARMOR, A WOLF AND AN EAGLE GUARD THE WEST DOOR. 800 WARRIORS CAME EXIST SIDE BY SIDE EACH DOOR. 800 WARRIORS CAME EXIST SIDE BY SIDE EACH DOORDOOR

■ VALASKVALF-HALL OF ODINVALASKVALF-HALL OF ODIN■ GIMLI-HALL OF GOLDGIMLI-HALL OF GOLDHALL OF THE RIGHTEOUSHALL OF THE RIGHTEOUS

THE AESIRTHE AESIR

THE 12 GODS OF ASGARDTHE 12 GODS OF ASGARD

ODINODIN■ FATHER AND LEADER OF THE GODSFATHER AND LEADER OF THE GODS■ HAS ONE EYE, LOST THE OTHER EARNING THE HAS ONE EYE, LOST THE OTHER EARNING THE

RIGHT TO DRINK FROM THE WELL OF WISDOMRIGHT TO DRINK FROM THE WELL OF WISDOM■ GOD OF WAR , DEATH,POETRY, WISDOMGOD OF WAR , DEATH,POETRY, WISDOM■ HE EATS NO FOOD DRINKS ONLY WINEHE EATS NO FOOD DRINKS ONLY WINE■ FRIGG IS HIS WIFEFRIGG IS HIS WIFE■ GUNGNIR IS HIS NEVER MISS SPEARGUNGNIR IS HIS NEVER MISS SPEAR■ SLEIPMER IS HIS 8 FOOTED HORSESLEIPMER IS HIS 8 FOOTED HORSE

THORTHOR■ SON OF ODIN BY EARTH GODDESS JORDSON OF ODIN BY EARTH GODDESS JORD■ SIF IS HIS WIFE THE FERTILITY GODDESSSIF IS HIS WIFE THE FERTILITY GODDESS■ RED BEAREDRED BEARED■ DRIVES A CHARIOTS DRAWN BY GOATS(GAP-DRIVES A CHARIOTS DRAWN BY GOATS(GAP-

TOOTH AND TOOTH GRINDER)TOOTH AND TOOTH GRINDER)■ POSSESSES 3 GREAT TREASURESPOSSESSES 3 GREAT TREASURES 1. MJOLLNIR-HIS HAMMER1. MJOLLNIR-HIS HAMMER 2. MEGINGJARD-BELT OF POWER2. MEGINGJARD-BELT OF POWER 3. IRON GLOVES3. IRON GLOVES■ PROTECTOR OF MAN AND GOD AGAINST EVILPROTECTOR OF MAN AND GOD AGAINST EVIL■ THURSDAY IS NAMED AFTER HIMTHURSDAY IS NAMED AFTER HIM

BALDARBALDAR

■ WHITE SKINNED, FAIREST OF ALLWHITE SKINNED, FAIREST OF ALL■ WISE AND MERCIFULWISE AND MERCIFUL■ HIS DEATH WILL BEGIN THE HIS DEATH WILL BEGIN THE

RAGNAROKRAGNAROK

NJORDNJORD

■ GOD OF THE WIND AND SEAGOD OF THE WIND AND SEA■ SKADI IS HIS WIFESKADI IS HIS WIFE

FREYRFREYR

■ GOD OF SUN, RAIN, PEACEGOD OF SUN, RAIN, PEACE■ FREYJA IS HIS WIFEFREYJA IS HIS WIFE

TYRTYR

■ GOD OF VICTORYGOD OF VICTORY

BRAGIBRAGI

■ GOD OF WORDS AND POETRYGOD OF WORDS AND POETRY■ IDUN IS HIS WIFEIDUN IS HIS WIFE

HEIMDALLHEIMDALL

■ GUARDIAN OF BIFROST THE GUARDIAN OF BIFROST THE RAINBOW BRIDGERAINBOW BRIDGE

■ OWNS GJALLERHORN THE HORN OWNS GJALLERHORN THE HORN WHOSE BLAST CAN BE HEARD IN WHOSE BLAST CAN BE HEARD IN EVERY WORLDEVERY WORLD

LOKILOKI■ SON OF FARBAUTI AND LAUFEYSON OF FARBAUTI AND LAUFEY■ HE IS AN ENEMY OF THE AESIRHE IS AN ENEMY OF THE AESIR■ SHAPESHIFTER,GOD OF FIRE AND MAGICSHAPESHIFTER,GOD OF FIRE AND MAGIC■ HIS MISTRESS ANGRBODA BEAR HIM THREE HIS MISTRESS ANGRBODA BEAR HIM THREE

MONSTERSMONSTERS 1. FENRIR THE GIANT WOLF1. FENRIR THE GIANT WOLF 2. HEL RULER OF THE DEAD2. HEL RULER OF THE DEAD 3. MITHGARTHSORM- WORLD SERPENT3. MITHGARTHSORM- WORLD SERPENT■ WIFE IS SIGYN WHO STAYS LOYAL TO HIMWIFE IS SIGYN WHO STAYS LOYAL TO HIM

ULLULL

■ THE ARCHERTHE ARCHER

FORSETTIFORSETTI

■ LAW GIVER, SON OF BALDARLAW GIVER, SON OF BALDAR

HODERHODER

■ THE BLIND GODTHE BLIND GOD

HOENIRHOENIR

■ COMPANION OF LOKI AND ODINCOMPANION OF LOKI AND ODIN

RAGNAROK-RAGNAROK-GOTTERDAMMERUNGGOTTERDAMMERUNG

■ END OF THE COSMOSEND OF THE COSMOS■ DEATH OF BALDARDEATH OF BALDAR■ 3 WINTERS WITHOUT SUMMER3 WINTERS WITHOUT SUMMER■ FIGHTING AND FEUDS WILL REIGNFIGHTING AND FEUDS WILL REIGN■ SUN AND MOON EATEN BY FENRIR AND HATISUN AND MOON EATEN BY FENRIR AND HATI■ THE GIANTS RISE, THE DEAD RISETHE GIANTS RISE, THE DEAD RISE■ HEIMDALL SOUNDS HIS HORNHEIMDALL SOUNDS HIS HORN

DEATH OF THE GODSDEATH OF THE GODS■ ODIN IS KILLED BY FENRIRODIN IS KILLED BY FENRIR■ FENRIR IS KILLED BY VIDARFENRIR IS KILLED BY VIDAR■ MITHGARTHSORM IS KILLED BY THORMITHGARTHSORM IS KILLED BY THOR■ THOR IS KILLED BY MITHGARTHSORM POISONTHOR IS KILLED BY MITHGARTHSORM POISON■ FREYR IS KILLED BY SURT WHO IS MORTALLY FREYR IS KILLED BY SURT WHO IS MORTALLY

WOUNDEDWOUNDED■ GARM FIGHTS TYR AND BOTH DIEGARM FIGHTS TYR AND BOTH DIE■ LOKI AND HEIMDALL BOTH DIELOKI AND HEIMDALL BOTH DIE■ SURT IN A DYING GASP FLINGS FIRE OVER ALL SURT IN A DYING GASP FLINGS FIRE OVER ALL

THE WORLDS AND DESTROYS EVERYTHING BUT THE WORLDS AND DESTROYS EVERYTHING BUT THE WORLD TREETHE WORLD TREE

VIKING EXPANSIONVIKING EXPANSION

600-1000 A.D.600-1000 A.D.

VIKING SHIPSVIKING SHIPS

LONGSHIPSLONGSHIPSDRAGON SHIPSDRAGON SHIPS

VIKING FUNERALSVIKING FUNERALS

VIKING CONTRIBUTIONSVIKING CONTRIBUTIONS

TRADETRADEEXPLORATIONEXPLORATION

WARFAREWARFARE

THE RUSTHE RUS

TRADINGTRADINGFIRST RUSSIAN KINGDOMFIRST RUSSIAN KINGDOM

VIRANGIAN GUARDVIRANGIAN GUARD

BODYGUARD OF BYZANTINE BODYGUARD OF BYZANTINE EMPEROREMPEROR

“HALFTAN WASHERE”

HAGIA SOPHIA

NORMANDYNORMANDY

ROLLO AND ROLF GRANGERROLLO AND ROLF GRANGER

PARLIAMENTSPARLIAMENTS

MEETING OF ELDERSMEETING OF ELDERSTHE THINGTHE THING

THE ALTHING OF ICELANDOLDEST PARLIAMENT

IN THE WORLD HAS MET SINCE 930 A.D.

EXPLORATIONEXPLORATION

ICELAND, ICELAND, GREENLANDGREENLAND

VINLAND(AMERICA)VINLAND(AMERICA)