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The Vikings settled in: Islands off the coast of Scotland - Shetland, Orkney and The Hebrides

The Vikings settled in: Islands off the coast of Scotland - Shetland, Orkney and The Hebrides Around the north and north west coast of Scotland Parts of Ireland - Dublin is a Viking city The Isle of Man Small parts of Wales Parts of England known as Danelaw Place Names

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The Vikings settled in: Islands off the coast of Scotland - Shetland, Orkney and The Hebrides

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  1. The Vikings settled in: Islands off the coast of Scotland - Shetland, Orkney and The Hebrides Around the north and north west coast of Scotland Parts of Ireland - Dublin is a Viking city The Isle of Man Small parts of Wales Parts of England known as Danelaw Place Names We can tell where the Vikings settled by place names of towns and villages today. Some of the names of places in Britain are made up of Viking words. Place names ending in –by eg. Derby, Rugby, Selby, Grimsby –by meant farm or homestead (village). These places mark the earliest Viking settlements. Place names ending in –thorpe (or -thorp, -throp or –trop) eg. Scunthorpe and Grimethorpe -thorpe meant farms. Place names ending in –toft or-tofts. A -toft referred to the site of a house or a plot of land. Viking Words hus = house holm = islet; dry place in a marshy area orm = Serpent or Dragon TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP ON THE NEXT PAGE AND WRITE DOWN THREE TOWN OR VILLAGE NAMES YOU THINK MAY HAVE BEEN SETTLED BY VIKINGS.

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