5. 793 Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages first raid in
England.
844 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages raid
Seville in Spain
845 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages, led by
Ragnor, travel up the River Seine in France
845 The French King pays a ransom to prevent the sacking
of Paris
860 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages attack
Constantinople
862 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Agesfound
Novgorod in Russia
6. 874 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages settle
Iceland
900 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages raid the
Mediterranean coasts
911 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages under
Rollo are settled in Normandy
981 Erik the Red discovers Greenland
986 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages land in
Canada
1000 Greenland and Iceland are converted to Christianity by
the Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages
1001 Leif Eriksson reaches the American coast
1050 The Ancient Viking Raiders of the Middle Ages found
the city of Oslo in Norway which is established as a major
trade center.
7. There were two distinct classes of Viking
ships: the 'longship' and the 'knarr'.
The longship, intended for warfare and
exploration, was designed for speed and
agility, and was equipped with oars to
complement the sail as well as making it
able to navigate independently of the
wind.
The knarr was a dedicated merchant
vessel designed to carry cargo. It was
designed with a broader hull, deeper draft
and limited number of oars .
12. : Leif was probably the most famous
Viking of all time. He was born around the year 970 and
died sometime about 1020. Leif was an explorer who
apparently arrived in North America around the year
1000. Leif was often referred to as “Leif the Lucky.” He
was the son of Eric the Red. Leif went with his father to
Greenland and lived there until somewhere near the year
1000 at which time he was going to return to Norway.
As legend has it, as Leif was sailing back to
Greenland, he was blown off course and he ended up in
North America instead of Greenland. In another version
of the story, Leif was sailing to the lands west of
Greenland that had been sighted 15 years earlier by
Bjarne Herjulfsson.
13. : Eric is another one of the most famous
Vikings in history. Besides being the father of Leif
Eriksson, Eric the Red discovered Greenland and established
the first European settlement in the New World there. He was
born in Norway sometime during the mid-10th century as a
descendant of Viking chieftains. He went to Iceland as a
child, when his father was banished from Norway. Apparently
Eric had a penchant for violence. While living in Iceland he
committed murder and was banished from the country. Upset
with his expulsion, he sailed westward from Iceland and
discovered Greenland around 981.Several years later he
returned to Iceland and led an expedition of 25 ships back to
the „new world, settling in southwestern Greenland. This
settlement survived until the late 15th century. Eric the Red
died sometime around the year 1000.
14.
15. During many of their attacks, they actually colonized their defeated
opponents, again, giving them access to new art forms and new
knowledge of how to work with metals, stone, and other art media.
Some experts suggest that the greatest art forms left behind by the
Vikings are the ships that they built and used in their travels. These
great ships expressed a host of design and art forms that were truly
unique to their time.
In addition to their beautiful ships, the Vikings were also known for
their expertise in crafting brooches, buckles, and knives. Much of their
jewelry contains elements of Celtic art as well as elements from earlier
Roman art pieces.
The Vikings were also known for their high level of skill when it came
to pottery. Many artifacts have been discovered showing that the
Norse peoples understood not only the basics of pottery making but
also understood advanced techniques for pottery design and art forms
17. 1. Vikings didn‟t wear horned helmets.
2. Vikings were known for their excellent hygiene.
3. Vikings used a unique liquid to start fires.
4. Vikings buried their dead in boats.
5. Vikings were active in the slave trade.
6. Viking women enjoyed some basic rights.
7. Viking men spent most of their time farming.
8. Vikings skied for fun.
9. Viking gentlemen preferred being blond.
10. Vikings were never part of a unified group.
18. Most Vikings were farmers. Those who lived
near the sea were fishermen too.
In Scandinavia the winters are cold
and dark and the land is poor. The
people depended on cattle and sheep.
Every family grew oats or rye to give them flour for
bread. Other important crops were peas, beans, root
vegetables and cabbages
Women milked the cows and goats and made
butter and cheese. Children helped to look after
the poultry and the pigs.
