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The Vikings
The document provides background information on the Vikings from 790AD to 1066AD. It discusses the geographical features of Scandinavia that the Vikings inhabited, including the rocky terrain, coastal settlements, forests, lakes and fjords. It also summarizes Viking social structure, featuring earls/jarls as the aristocracy, karls as the majority free people, and thralls as slaves. Additionally, it outlines key figures like King Harald Bluetooth who helped unite Denmark. Burial sites have provided archaeological evidence of how Vikings lived and the weapons they used. The Vikings established many settlements throughout Europe and beyond.
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The Vikings
- 1. THE VIKINGS 790AD -1066AD Mr Shipp, Year 8 History 2015
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- 4. Only 3% ofNorway is suitable for farming This peninsula is largely covered with rock and most vikings settlements were close to coastline due to the craggy mountains through the centre Vikings tended to live close to the southern and central parts of the region This location of the world has many lakes and forests. One defining geographical feature is the fjords The Geographical Features of Scandinavia
- 5. Activity Time As youare watching crash course, build a mind map about the features of the Vikings The Vikings
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- 7. Temperatures were oftenmild but could be extremely cold in the winter The days would be long in the summer and very short in the winter Climate
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- 9. Jarls or Earls- they were the aristocracy, wealthy landowners who often owned slaves Karls - majority of the population, free men and women who owned or rented their farms and did most of the work themselves. Thralls - the slaves, they had no political or legal rights but could move out of slavery through marriage, bravery or hard work ethic
- 10. Intro to Vikingsand Lindisfarne
- 11. Close community and kinshipwas important in society Life Expectancy was low (50% failed to get past 20yrs) They lived in longhouses with a number of families living within. They had no windows and were made of wood Everyday Life in Viking Society
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- 14. Activity Time Use thiswebsite to complete the table about the Viking lifestyle Category Description Viking Farms Viking Houses Food and Drink Clothing Daily Life Click here
- 15. Role of Women Sourceson Viking women lifestyle are scarce and are found in sagas (secondary sources) By law women were under the authority of the husband, they had limited rights However there existed greater freedom and authority than other women in Europe at the time
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- 17. Alive between 935-986 King ofNorway and Denmark Historians believe his son disposed of him Personality Time King Harald Bluetooth
- 18. The jelling stoneof Harald, this is considered the birthplace of Denmark
- 19. Border of KingHarald’s Kingdom and Vassals
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- 22. Innovations in akeel, a great woollen or linen sail and an oar used as a rudder for steering were achieved This allowed for speedy and safer journeys over open seas Their ships were long but were still able to be rowed through rivers and fjords Viking sailors were experienced with weather conditions and navigating over the water Vikings Longships
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- 24. Construction of aViking Longship
- 25. Activity Time Use thisinteractive to learn more about viking raids and ship building Click Here
- 28. Quite often noblemenor chieftains were buried with their ship and important possessions to prepare them for the afterlife Excavation of these burial sites have given important information about the way vikings lived and behaved.
- 31. Activity Time Use thesewebsites to research the Oseberg Ship Click Here and Here Your job is to describe the archaeological evidence found on the ship
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- 33. Weaponry was anintegral part of society. They were expensive and were often carried by freemen Farmers would have a spear while on the rich would have access to the whole rig of a sword, metal helmet, hauberk and animal skin coat Vikings Weaponry
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- 36. Source Analysis TimeBarbarians or Civilised People? Analyse the sources from the PDF and complete the following Source Questions S 2.25 S 2.26 S2.27 S2.28 Who wrote or created the source? How might the source’s creator be biased? Why was the source created? What does the source suggest about vikings? Does the source suggest that the vikings were civilised or brutes? Do you think the source is true and reliable? why or why not?
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- 38. The vikings established settlementsin Russia, Ireland, Iceland, Normandy, Greenland and North America Many viking towns became trading centres of power (York) Conquests
- 40. Under the TreatyAlfred and Guthum an area on North-East England was developed named danelaw Under this agreement Danish laws, customs and language was practised Danelaw
- 41. Map of thearea of Danelaw
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- 46. Turn to Page66-67 to find the sources for these questions Source Analysis Time
- 47. William (I) theConqueror invades England to Harold Godwinson. William I believed he was promised the throne from Edward the Confessor William became the first Norman King of England, ending the Anglo-Saxon rule The Battle of Hastings 1066
- 51. Bayeux Tapestry One of themost famous primary sources in Medieval History
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- 54. The founder ofthe first European settlement in Greenland Erik was found guilty of murdering a neighbour and therefore exiled from Iceland Erik the Red
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- 57. Born 970 According tothe ‘Saga of the Greenlanders’ he was the first European to set foot in North America archaeological evidence has been found at L’anse aux meadows of Leif occupying Newfoundland Leif Eriksson
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- 60. Excavated remains ofan 11th century Viking settlement, the only found in North America unique milestone in the history of human migration and the discovery The Importance of the L’anse Aux Meadows