2. What did vikings build?
They built fast
ships for raiding
and war and small
boats for fishing or
short trips.
3. What did vikings do?
• Men: men were all-
round handymen and
most could fight if they
had to.
• Women: women looked
after the children, made
the family’s clothes and
cooked the 2 meals a
day most families ate.
4. How did Vikings attack?
• Vikings didn’t
send many ships
on their first
attacks. They
made surprise
attacks on lonely
places.
5. What happened to the Vikings?
• In 10th century
the English
reconquered
much of the land
held by Vikings.
In 954, they
drove out Eric
Bloodaxe, the
last Viking king
of Jorvik
