Vikings built fast ships for raiding and war and smaller boats for fishing. Men fought and did manual labor while women cared for children, cooked, and made clothes. Vikings launched surprise attacks with a few ships initially on isolated targets. By the 10th century, English forces had retaken territory from the Vikings and driven out the last Viking king of York.

1. The Vikings
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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