2. Map Vikings lived
The
from the late
eighth century
to the mid
eleventh
century.
3. Background
The Vikings where explorers, merchants,
warriors, and pirates. For traveling/exploring
they use longboats. For fighting they use axes
and swords. For jobs there where blacksmiths
who make the weapons, there was also farms
so people would sell there food. They also
would conquer other lands and invade them.
4. Kings Queens Nobles
Social Structure
Freemen
The society of the Vikings was self-regulation. The laws
and court were based upon a system called the Thing
System, which had already been made through
Slaves
common meetings in 600 AD. There are three
branches. Kings, Queens, and Nobles who where at
the top, the freemen came next who were in the
middle, and the slaves who were always at the
bottom. Back then the slaves were considered less
than a person almost everywhere and usually didn’t
get to vote (In some places, nobody was aloud to
vote)
5. Housing
The Vikings lived in houses on farms and the houses never got sold because they
would get passed on through generations. Up to three generations of a family
could live in one house. Some successful families would have servants that would
help them and in return the family would give the servant food and shelter. That
is basically another family member. Every farmstead would have a room for cows,
a place for storing things, and a longhouse for the family to live in. This was just a
big room and long room for the family to sleep sit and mainly live in. It had an
oven in the middle and soil filled platforms on the walls around the rooms and
they were used just for sitting in the day and sleeping in the night. The individuals
would have chests near their beds for their personal stuff.
6. Wealthy Vikings
Wealthy Vikings had longer
longhouses and were usually
part of the royal family. It was
almost impossible for a slave to
become rich because they
weren’t owners of themselves
and they weren’t aloud to vote
or run for king or queen. Vikings
that were rich and weren’t in
politics were sometimes related
to someone high in the political
branch.
7. Food
The Vikings ate two
main meals a day,
their meals where
normally had some
porridge and stew.
They also eat bread,
dairy, eggs/ poultry,
meats, fish,
vegetables and fruits.
For drinks they drank
ale even the children,
they also drank
butter milk.
8. Family Life
Women in the farm had to care for the land,
milk cows, and make clothing for the
others. The men were either out at war,
out at sea invading, or if it was peaceful in
their village they would be working as a
blacksmith, or a baker. The richer might
rule the land or be high up in the political
pyramid. The slaves had different family
lives and mostly didn’t have any. Slaves
would be sold to other men and it would
be hard to hold down a relationship when
you are moving everywhere.
9. Marriage
Viking marriage is very
different from Canadian
marriages. The most
different thing was the age
of when you would get
married. Vikings would get
married at twelve to
thirteen years old. That is
young now but since life
then you didn’t live as long
that is why they got married
at twelve to fifteen.
10. Childbirth Practices
Childbirth for Vikings was
really hard because of poor
health conditions. Lots of
Viking children did not make
it because they needed
things that were not
invented yet. Also a normal
Viking wasn’t really sanitary
the baby had to have a good
immune system so that
he/she wouldn’t get a
disease or something else
that might end its life.
11. Childhood
Childhood in the Viking age was a lot tougher
than a childhood in Vancouver. First off
Many babies died because there wasn't a
real health care or medicine. If the
children lived past birth they didn’t have
a formal educational system like we do
but there parents teach them everything
they need to know about farming, house
hold chores, and fighting. They were also
taught to be dependent. Children in the
Viking age were also sent to war (if one
was happening) at a much younger age
because Vikings didn’t live as long as an
average Canadian because there health
system is not even close to s good as ours
today and because of not as healthy of a
life style.
12. Difference Between Childhoods
Vikings Canada
• No formal education
• No record of any toys, for
amusement they probably acted • Formal education
• More dependent • We amuse ourselves with toys
• They where expected to be able modern technology like TV,
to help out with house work computers, gaming system
• They had to go to war, they • We are less dependent
where taught fighting skills with • We help around the house
wooden swords and other • We cant join the army until we
weapons are 18, or 17 if your parents say
• There was a high perinatal its ok
mortality • The health system has improved a
lot and we live longer and
healthier
13. Education
There was no formal education
in the Viking era, mainly
parents would teach their
kids what to do like on the
farm or in metal shop. They
would see adults playing with
swords and they would pick
up sticks and battle each
other. Once the parents see
their interest in fighting they
might begin to teach they
more in depth.
14. Religion
The Vikings believed in gods, like Thor and Freya. Some of
the days of the week where named after Viking gods.
Woodin or Odin was for Wednesday, Thor for Thursday,
and Freya for Friday. The Vikings believed that the best
way to die was at war with a sword in your hand. The
Vikings and Greeks both thought nether positively or
negatively of the afterlife. They thought that there are
different places for different people to go, If you led a
normal life and didn’t do anything good or bad you
would go to a place called “Hel” that where we get hell
from. If you led a bad life and where not a good person
you would go to a place called “Nidhoggr”, if you led a
positive great life and did good things you would go to a
place called “Asgard”. The last place you could go is
“Vahalla”, this is a place you would go if you died in a
battle, there you would spend the rest of you life
fighting in the day and you wounds would heel and then
you would eat and then you would fight the next day.
The Vikings also thought that the world would
eventually end and the universe would start over.
15. Viking God
Thor is one of the many
Viking gods. He was the
god of thunder and when
thunder struck they
thought it was Thor. He
was praised and thrown
festivals for because they
feared and respected
him. They also gave him
offerings of peace .
16. Clothing
The Vikings wore different thing for
different occasions. They mostly used
wool, like many other European’s. They
would wear wool socks and leather
shoes. For battle’s they would wear
chain mill for protection from swords
and anything else that might stab them,
they also would wear a helmet to
protect their head. When it was cold
they would wear fur hats, coats and
cloaks because fur is pretty insolent and
can keep their body heat inside the coat
or hat.
17. Art and Music
The Vikings are mainly known for
woodcarving and gold and silver
ornaments made out of solid
gold/silver. In England the Viking’s
art wasn’t majorly recognised until
the late 10th century. There are
three types of Viking art, Jellinge,
Ringerike, and Urnes. Jellinge is
mostly made up of intense animal
designs. Ringerike is made up
mostly of ornaments and
interlacing. Finally, Urnes is made
up of mostly the carvings on
wooden doors and walls.
18. Festivals
The Vikings had many festivals and calibrations
mostly to honour gods or great heroes who
killed dragons. One of the Vikings festivals is
the midsummer festival, it happens on 20-21
of June. It is celebrating the summer solstice.
Another Viking festival is Lithasblot it
celebrates the harvest and they give the god,
Urda (Ertha)
This is the sun wheel
19. Conclusion
The Vikings were different from us in
many ways with their holidays, food,
and standard living. They didn’t live
as long as an average Canadian so
there drinking age and marriage age
is completely different along with a
lot of other thing. They wore
animals like we do but they wore
them for warmth instead of fashion.
Overall a Viking life would be a lot
tougher on children and adult
because of more physical labour,
wars, and life on sea.
