What is a Viking to you?

Where did the Vikings come from?

• North America, and its surrounding islands.

• What we would call “Spain” today.

• In and around Scandanavian countries.

• They used longboats.

Why did European Christians add the details of horns to the Viking depictions?

• To make them look less intelligent.

• To associate them with pagans

• To make them resemble goat herders

• To show that they eat lots of meat.

What is NOT a feature of a longboat?

• It was hard to dock.

• It could depart from land easily

• It could hold about five dozen people.

• It was the Vikings most used boat.

What is true of the Vikings?

• Some Vikings wanted to settle peacefully in Britain.

• Some Vikings wore horned helmets.

• Vikings went back to their home during winter

• Vikings were generally bad at metal work.

How long did the Vikings rule over parts of the British isles?

• About 50 years.

• 122 years.

• About 150 years.

• More than 200 years.

When did William the Conquerer invade England?

• 987

• 1066

• 1492

• 861

What is Old Norse?

• A language

• A chief

• A type of boat

• A festival

What does “by” mean in the Viking language?

• Road

• Goodbye

• Bread

• Town

Where does “Up Helly Aa” take place?

• Rosseif

• Shetland

• Glasgow

• Inverness

What is NOT true about “Up Helly Aa”?

• It is a type of fire festival.

• It is the biggest of its type in Europe

• It has an impressive parade

• The jarl is sacrificed at the end of the festival.