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 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.