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Viking Notes II

Viking Notes II. The Vikings’ Daily Life. EQ: How did the Vikings affect other cultures?. The Vikings’ Daily Life. People. Family life was important. Households of 20-30 members—parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren. The Vikings’ Daily Life. People.

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Viking Notes II

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  1. Viking Notes II

  2. The Vikings’ Daily Life EQ: How did the Vikings affect other cultures?

  3. The Vikings’ Daily Life People • Family life was important. Households of 20-30 members—parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren

  4. The Vikings’ Daily Life People • Viking warriors were called “Berserkers” • Believed being war-like brought honor from the gods

  5. The Vikings’ Daily Life People • Men took pride in their families • Women had nearly equal rights • Women could own property and attend public meetings

  6. The Vikings’ Daily Life People • No formal education for kids • Girls were taught household skills • Boys were taught to use weapons

  7. The Vikings’ Daily Life Religion • Worshipped the Norse gods before Christianity • Odin, Thor, and Freya were most important • Eddas – Poems about their gods • Sagas – Stories and myths told over several days at feasts

  8. The Vikings’ Daily Life Language • Germanic in origin • The Norse language changed into four distinct languages today: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic • Runes – are the written characters of the Norse languages before Christianity

  9. Viking Explorers • Swedish Vikings crossed the Baltic Sea and travelled down rivers toward what is now Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia.

  10. Viking Explorers • Norwegian Vikings crossed the North Sea invading Irish towns like Dublin, Waterford, and Cork. The Norse introduced the use of money to Ireland, along with words like margadh (market) and pingin (penny).

  11. Viking Explorers • Danish Vikings crossed the North Sea and took over much of the NE part of England. • This region became known as the Danelaw.

  12. Viking Explorers • An explorer from Norway named Erik the Red, set up a colony on Greenland.

  13. Viking Explorers • Erik the Red’s son, Leif Eriksson, explored the northeast coast of North America and named the area Vinland. • Today this region is called Newfoundland, a province of Canada.

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