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The Vikings

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The Vikings

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  1. The Vikings

  2. http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1 Who werethey? • explorers • warriors • merchants • pirates • 8th 11th century • Travelled West East e.g. Iceland e.g Constantinople http://www.faroutthings.com/xcart/product/.php?productid=727&cat=250&page=1

  3. Ethymology • Derived from : • Viking  expeditionoverseas •  Fara i viking = to goon an expedition • Negative connotation • ethnic or cultural group BUT activity and those who took part in it • Old Norse literature  pirate

  4. Howdidthey dress? Helmet Sword Axe Spear Chainmail Shield

  5. Women • Long wollen dresses • Wollentunic – like an apron • When it’s cold – woolen hats and cloaks http://alkman1.blogspot.com/2008/02/viking-women-dressed-provocatively.html

  6. Hägar the Horrible • Created by Dik Brown • Vikings have made their marks • Distributed - to 1900 newspapers - 58 countries and - 13 languages http://www.serienett.no/article/1065/godt-utvalg

  7. Hårek • Norwegian: Hårek den Harbaldne • Belgium: HägarDünor le Viking • Hungary: Hagar a tulok • Germany: Hägar der Schreckliche http://www.bulls.no/norway/lisensiering/rettigheter/Hagar-the-Horrible/

  8. The Vikings emigration • The population grew • Dream about richness • New islands and a coast • Most emigration was from the west coast • Main reasons:- the ocean- not good land • The journeys changed into a pirate journey • The journeys were led by important farmers • They wanted to live like rich people – the resources ended

  9. Solution -> to goon a journey • Especiallythechildrenwhodidn’tinherit from theirparents • Vikings werepoor, butearned a lot on stolen gods • The Vikings earnedpride back in Norway for their fights http://lokhistorie.sola.kommune.no/Sola%20Historielag/EIRIKRAUDE1.htm

  10. The Viking expansion https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/RussianHeritage/1.KR/KR.9.html

  11. Viking expansion • Atlantic OceanMediterranean • Sailedonspecialships • Reaching North AfricaRussiaConsantinapole,and America • Importantdatesofbattles http://gemini.utb.edu/achurch/helass.html

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  13. Sources • The first picture: http://lib.lbcc.edu/handouts/vikings.html • http://www.viking.no/e/life/eclothes.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4gar_the_Horrible • http://lokhistorie.sola.kommune.no/Sola%20Historielag/EIRIKRAUDE1.htm • http://www.arild-hauge.com/reiser.htm • http://www.viking.no/e/travels/etrade.htm

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