The Vikings Click here to view By Grace Cooper

Contents Facts Food Homes Clothes

Facts The Viking Age in Britain began about 1,200 years ago in the 9th Century AD and lasted for just over 200 years About the year 800, bands of fierce raiders began to attack our coasts they were the Vikings. Contents

Viking food Plants Vegetables e.g. leeks, onions, turnips, parsnips and carrots. Wild nuts e.g. hazelnuts and walnuts Berries e.g. gooseberries, blackberries and blueberries. Grains to make bread and also porridge Herbs e.g. fennel, common sorrel, wild garlic, parsley There were no supermarkets or shops to buy food so the Vikings ate what food they could grow or hunt . Contents

VIKING HOMES Did you know that famers often kept farm animals in their homes? Most Viking homes were made of wood, the homes of poorer families were made with wattle and daub (a framework of sticks held together with a mixture of wet soil, clay, animal dung and straw Contents

VIKING CLOTHES  The Vikings were skilful weavers and made their own clothes. Women, with the help of children, made the wool into yarn and used natural dyes from plants to give it colour. Viking clothes were made from wool, linen and animal skins. Men wore tunics and trousers and women wore a long dress with a pinafore over it. Contents