The Vikings
Viking Blacksmiths
• Viking blacksmiths made weapons for
warriors and amulets that represented
their gods.
Viking gods
• Vikings believed that their gods lived in a
giant city in the sky surrounded by a wall
called Asgard. They also had different
gods such as Loki the trickster god, Thor
the god of thunder, Odin the god of
wisdom and Freya the goddess of love.
There was a rainbow bridge that divided
the mortal world from asgard.
Viking raids
• Vikings raided towns and cities to steal
their gold and valuables' .They burned
down houses and killed anybody who
came out. They would take some people
as slaves but might chuck them out to sea
if the boat was too heavy.
VIKING WEAPONS
Vikings had a large range of weapons.
There were long range weapons such as
bows and arrows, and short range
weapons such as maces, axes and
swords. Some Vikings even used torches
as short range weapons.
Viking transport
• Vikings used long boats to travel over
seas. They had animal heads carved into
the front of the ship to frighten their
enemies.
Viking villages
• Viking villages were places were Vikings
lived in groups. They built homes and
farms from wood and straw.
Valhalla
• Vikings believed that if they did not die in
battle they would go to Valhalla. Valhalla
was the Viking name for hell.
Viking food
• Vikings did not have the same food that
we have today. They did not have chips,
cakes or doughnuts. What they did have
was things like wild boar,deer,seal and
bear.
Viking farms
• On Viking farms the Vikings would raise
animals for their milk, eggs and other
products. But if in the winter there was not
enough food the animals would be killed
for their meat.
Viking pets
• Vikings had the same pets as us . They
had pets such as dogs and cats.
Viking burials
• When Vikings where buried there bodies
were placed in a circle of stones .The
circle was in the shape of a boat because
Vikings believed that a way to travel in the
after life was in a boat. If the Viking was
rich enough they would be buried in a real
boat.
Viking clothes
• Vikings wore a variety of different clothes.
One thing that most Viking men wore was
a cape. They wore trousers, tops and
shoes made from wool, linen and animal
skin.
Lets take a quiz
• 1.What were Viking clothes made of?
2. Where were Vikings buried ?
3.what did Vikings do in the winter?
4.what food did Vikings have?
5.name three Viking weapons?
6.name four Norse gods?
7.what did Vikings have carved into
their ships?
Quiz answers
• 1.wool,linen and animal fur.
2.in stone circles shaped like boats.
3.killed their animals for food.
4.boar ,seal ,deer and bear.
5.axe ,mace and bow.
6.Odin,Thor,Freya and Loki.
7animal heads.
Thanks for watching
•Declan
Reilly.