The Real Viking review

1. Known for raiding, what did the majority of Vikings actually do and where did they live?

• a)    they stole things and lived in jail

• a)    they farmed and lived in the countryside

What are 2 things Vikings were sometimes buried with. (Both need to be correct to receive full mark.)

•      dogs

•   horses

•     food

3. The letters of the Viking alphabet are also known as what?

The Vikings wrote in letters called runes, which also served as magic symbols. The 16 letters of the runic alphabet were angular in shape, which made them easy to carve into hard surfaces, such as stone or metal.

•     a)    Runes

•  a)    Rules

4. What was Hedeby?

Hedeby, a large, important town in Viking times, is the most thoroughly explored of all Viking sites. From remains that archaeologists have uncovered there, we have a fairly good idea of what a Viking town looked like and of how ordinary people lived there.

• a)    a large important town from Viking times

• a)    the name of the longboats used by the Vikings

5.Fencing, merils, swimming, skiing...these are all Viking what?

 

When not working, Vikings played games such as chess and went swimming and skiing. A board game called merils, which is similar to checkers, has been found in Viking graves.

• a)    school subjects

•     recreational activities

Who lived in the 9 x 12 houses?

The wattle-and-daub huts of the poorer people of Hedeby were about 9 by 12 feet. They had a fireplace in one corner and earthen benches along the walls.

•     the poor

•     the rich

Which one of these things was NOT behind each house?

 

The living room had a central fireplace with a cooking pot hanging over the hearth. The fireplace provided both heat and light. A small hole in the roof let the smoke out. Low earth platforms, built up on both sides of the fireplace, served as benches for sitting and sleeping.

The houses had no windows.

•    a well

• a man cave