The Vikings By Alison Ross

The Battle of Clontarf The Battle of Clontarf took place on the 23rd April, between Brian Boru the king of Munster and The Vikings. The battle was a day long, and Brian, his son and his Grandson were all killed.

Viking Women Viking women mostly cooked, cleaned, made clothes for all the family and took care of sheep and cattle. They wore long dresses, aprons over the dresses, head dresses and cloaks held together by pins and brooches. They also taught their daughters to sew, cook, clean and herd sheep and cattle.

Viking Men Viking men mostly fought, hunted and sailed to islands looking for goods. Viking men would sometimes be out at sea for up to two months. Viking men wore long cloth shirts, linen trousers, leather shoes and long cloaks held together by different pins and brooches.

Viking Children Viking girls learned how to cook, clean, sew and herd sheep and cattle. Viking boys learned how to hunt, gather and fight.

Viking Houses For the poor, houses were very small, they were stone huts with thatched roofs. Rich Vikings had wooden houses with wooden roofs.

Viking Houses

Weapons Most Vikings used swords, axes and spears, but some used bows and daggers. The most used weapon was the sword, it was used by many Vikings.

Where They Came From The Vikings were mostly from Scandinavia. They came and raided many countries in Europe.

Viking History The word Viking comes from a language called old Norse. The Viking age was from 700 – 1100 AD.

Viking Longships Viking Longships were 15 metres long. They were sometimes used to carry stolen goods so that when the Vikings docked they could sell the stolen goods for money. There was a lot of room below deck so that if the Vikings were sailing for a long time the could sleep below the deck.

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