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- The
Topic:
- Vikings
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- Easier - Vikings
were a Scandinavian people from the Northeastern
coast of Europe. This region includes what are now
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. From the ninth to the
eleventh centuries, Vikings sailed along the coasts
of Europe raiding and ransacking the villages. They
settled in Iceland, Greenland, and the North
America.
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- Harder - Vikings
were fierce warriors who terrorized Europe from the
late 700's to about 1100 AD. Early in this period,
Vikings conquered or looted parts of England,
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, and Spain.
Later, they established trading centers and trade
routes in those regions.
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- Viking sailors explored much of the North
Atlantic Ocean. Their ships carried settlers to
Iceland and Greenland. Viking explorer, Leif
Ericson, landed in North America about 500 years
before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492.
Vikings established at least one settlement in
North America, but it lasted only a few years.
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- Landscapes
of Imagination
- http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/16/h16-4222-e.html
- Here is the story of early voyages to North
America.
- Related sites:
- 1) Leif
Erikson by Kevin A. Weitemier
- 2) The
Vikings: They Got Here First, But Why Didn't They
Stay?
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- The
Vikings
- http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/vikings.htm
- Here you find a well-organized index to sites
containing all kinds of information about Vikings
(from Gander Academy, Gander, Newfoundland,
Canada).
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- The
Viking Millennium (Smithsonian
Institution)
- http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/features/viking/
- Learn about the Norse wave that swept across
the North Atlantic and reached northeastern North
America in AD 1000....the wave of the Vikings.
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- Viking
Network Web
- http://viking.no/index.html
- This site is a collaboration between schools in
different countries aimed at providing an
electronic, interactive resource for teachers and
students learning about the Vikings.
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- Heimskringla
or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway (c.
1179 - 1241) by Snorri Sturluson
- http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Heimskringla/
- Here you can explore a collection of sagas
about the kings of Norway.
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- Medieval
And Renaissance Wedding
- http://www.drizzle.com/~celyn/mrwp/mrwp.html
- Scroll down to the 'Information on Viking
Weddings' to get information about love, courtship,
poetry, weddings, marriage, and divorce in the
Viking cultures.
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- Norse
Mythology
- http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/mythology.html
- Here you can discover the gods and myths of
Norse mythology and learn how it influenced
contemporary writers.
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- Our
Viking Projects
- http://ireland.iol.ie/~ballyduf/ryan.html
- Here you can explore Viking projects completed
by Ms. Ryan's fifth-grade class at Ballyduff
National School in Waterford, Ireland.
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- Viking
Answer Lady
- http://www.vikinganswerlady.org/
- Here you can find links to several Viking sites
plus articles by the 'Viking Answer Lady.
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- Viking
Explorers (The Mariner's Museum)
- http://www.mariner.org./age/vikingexp.html
- Here you can find information about famous
Vikings and their discoveries.
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- Viking
Project Pages
- http://www.best.com/~swanson/viking/eg_viking_intro.html
- This site includes resources on ancient Viking
culture assembled by 6th grade students.
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- The
Vikings by Arne Emil Christensen
- http://odin.dep.no/ud/nornytt/uda-302.html
- This article summarizes Viking exploits in the
period from 800 to 1050 AD. Nordic peoples stormed
forth, terrorizing well established societies which
were accustomed to war, but not to the startling
tactics of the Vikings.
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- Vikings
- http://www.midcoast.com.au/~ttc/viking.html
- Learn about ancient Viking culture, including
religion, food, music, clothes, housing, law,
money, everyday life, and more.
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- The
World Of The Vikings
- http://www.pastforward.co.uk/Vikings/index.html
- This site has several links for Viking and
Norse information including sagas, mythology,
runes, and lots more.
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Vikings
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Snorri
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Vinlnad
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North Atlantic
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warriors
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raid
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Norway
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Sweden
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Denmark
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longship
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Nordic
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Norsemen
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Iceland
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Greenland
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trade
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iron
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kirtle
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'Erik the Red'
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'New World'
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Crusades
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Lief Erikson
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runes
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banishment
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iceberg
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porridge
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'curragh'
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Helluland
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Markland
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settlement
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cargoship
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raids
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trade
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chieftain family
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Christianity
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Norse gods
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weapons
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sword
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wood shield
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spear
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ax
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bow
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blacksmith
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fishing
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agriculture
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square-rigged
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oars
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Gotland
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'berserkr'
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Atlantic
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raiders
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explorers
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lodestone
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navigation
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saga
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson, 1/99.
Update by Nancy
Smith
2/02
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