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The Vikings

The Vikings. How did the Vikings travel so far from their homelands?. Source: bbc.co.uk/schools. The Viking longboat. The Viking longboat. Dragon ship Two men per oar Tall mast Square sail Shields provided protection. Fearsome figureheads.

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The Vikings

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  1. The Vikings

  2. How did the Vikings travel so far from their homelands? Source: bbc.co.uk/schools

  3. The Viking longboat

  4. The Viking longboat • Dragon ship • Two men per oar • Tall mast • Square sail • Shields provided protection

  5. Fearsome figureheads • Figureheads, often fierce animals, were used to frighten enemies • They were on both the front and back of the longboat

  6. Constructing the longboat • Sturdy yet flexible • from 28 to 70 metres • Overlapped oak boards with animal fur to keep it waterproof • Planks called ‘ribs’ inside to give strength

  7. Images Slide 2 www.bbc.co.uk/schools Slide 3 www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/viking/eg_viking_11.html Slide 4 www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/v_drakkar.htm Slide 5 www.loreandsaga.free-online.co.uk/html/ships.html Slide 6 www.loreandsaga.free-online.co.uk/html/ships.html

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