1 / 10

The Vikings

The Vikings. a. Origins. From northern Europe Called Norsemen Society was rural and agricultural Most worked as fishermen or farmers Scandinavia’s soil was not suitable for farming As the population grew; food shortages became a common problem

jalen
Download Presentation

The Vikings

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Vikings

  2. a. Origins • From northern Europe • Called Norsemen • Society was rural and agricultural • Most worked as fishermen or farmers • Scandinavia’s soil was not suitable for farming • As the population grew; food shortages became a common problem • This will lead some Viking leaders to take what they needed from other people. Starts the beginning of Viking raids.

  3. b. Viking Raids • Vikings were great ship builders • Vikings were also skilled at navigation • Navigation- planning the course across the sea or land

  4. iii. Vikings targeted several areas • Initially they raided England and France • Eventually extended to Kiev (Russia) and Constantinople iv. Vikings left people in constant fear of their raids v. Favorite target for Viking raids were monasteries • They were easier to plunder

  5. c. Viking Settlements • Some Vikings were explorers • Some will establish permanent settlements in distant lands

  6. ii. Iceland • According to Icelandic sources, Vikings arrived there in the late 700s. • Led by a council called the Althing • Settlement thrived and outlasted settlements in mainland Europe • Sagas tell that the Vikings will set out from Iceland and reach Greenland in 982 • Sagas- long Icelandic stories about heroes and events

  7. iii. Leif Eriksson • About a hundred years after Vikings reached Greenland, Leif led an expedition to North America • Settled on the eastern shore of modern-day Canada

  8. iv. Rollo • Established a settlement in northern France • Will raid France many times • Made a deal with the king of France • Agreed to stop his raids and help defend France against other Viking raids in exchange for land in northern France • This area became known as Normandy or the land of the Northmen

More Related