Pagan Lady keywords

What is an ammonite?

• A hard brown coal which can be polished

• A fossilised sea creature millions of years old

• A shell

• The inside of an ear drum

What is the difference between Gaelic and Norse?

• Gaelic is the language of the Vikings, Norse is the language of the Celts

• Celts spoke Gaelic, Vikings spoke Norse

• Gaelic was written in runes, Norse wasn't

• The main influence on Manx language was Norse, not Gaelic

What is the name of a Viking ship made for exploration?

• Shortship

• Ben my chree

• Titanic

• Longship

What is an ancient device for crushing and grinding called?

• Mortar and pestle

• Bowl and stick

• Coffee bean grinder

• Sugar grater

What alphabet does the picture show?

• Norse ruins

• English

• Ogham

• Cyrillic

What does Hiberno-Norse mean?

• A member of a group of people whose ancestors came from Europe, they settled on the Isle of Man before the Vikings

• A people of mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry and culture; they dominated the Irish Sea in the 9th and 13th centuries

• The language of the Celtic people

• The language of the Vikings

What is a pagan?

• Someone who believes in one god

• Someone who travels very far

• Someone who stays at home

• Someone who believes in many gods

Vikings lived in longhouses; what did Celts live in?

• Longhouses

• Roundhouses

• Squarehouses

• Tents

What is the picture of?

• Amber - a clear yellowish fossil resin used for ornaments

• Jet - a hard brown coal which can be polished

• Ammonite - a fossilised sea creature millions of years old

• Cooking spit - a long pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted on an open fire

What is an invasion?

• Relating to the running of a home or to family relations

• An occasion when an army or nation uses force to enter and take control of another land

• When someone enters your home uninvited

• Something that is left behind after someone dies; a reputation