Vikings Break out

Praell, Karl were two of the social classes in Viking society. What was the top level called?

• Tarl

• Marl

• Jarl

• Farl

• Warl

Answer explanation

Jarl is the correct answer

What was Danegald?

• A Mythical Norse Dragon

• Money paid by villages to Vikings NOT to raid them

• The name for the head of Viking Longship

• The Norse God of the Sea

• A small village

Answer explanation

Danegald was money paid by villages to Vikings. Some villages learned that the Vikings could be paid money to not come and raid their village. This kept the Vikings happy as they got silver and other treasures and the villagers kept their village and their lives.

What part of Viking life took up most of the Vikings' time?

• Farming

• Raiding

• Discovering

• Conquering

• Fighting

Answer explanation

Although Vikings infamous as pirates and raiders, they were above all, farmers. It was a minority of people who went off on raids but the families' survival depended on having enough food at home to get through long winters.

What did Vikings use as transport?

• car

• sheep

• horses

• skis

• ships

Answer explanation

They used horses, ships and skis. Yes the Vikings invented skis as an easy way to travel in cold environments!

Where did Vikings get their slaves?

• They took people as slaves from places they had defeated

• People who owed money to other people

• the market

• Thieves and criminals

Answer explanation

All of them are correct. If someone owed someone else money they would be forced to enter slave duties for that person until it was felt they had repaid their debt! They used Tally Sticks to keep a record of money owed. The stick had the amount written on and was then broken in two. One person kept one half and the other person kept another so no one could cheat and change the amount. (see the blue 'Viking Money' sheet in your breakout pack to see what they looked like.

What was a Skald?

• A Farmer

• A King

• A Slave

• A Poet

• A Seer

Answer explanation

A Skald was a poet. They belonged to the top part of society (Jarl) but did not own anything. Instead they travelled around and were given the best hospitality in return for their poems, stories and information.

Where did the Vikings come from?

• England

• America

• France

• Germany

• Scandinavia

Answer explanation

The Vikings came from Scandinavia. This is the collective name we now give to the countries Norway, Sweden and Denmark but these countries did not exist before the end of the Viking Age.

True or False, Vikings had horns on their helmets?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Fales. Well, we think it is false. There is only one preserved properly preserved helmet from the Viking age and it does not have horns. Parts of helmets have also been found but, sadly, no horns. There are descriptions written by people who were raided by Vikings but the horns may have been added for effect as a way of making them seem more like monsters or demons.