Viking homelands

• What is the term used for the lands of the Vikings?

  Homelands
• What is the smallest of the Viking homelands?

  Denmark
• How far are the Viking homelands from the sea?

  Not further than 35 miles
• What type of terrain is suitable for farming in the Viking homelands?

  Rolling hills
• What were the main trading towns of the Vikings?

  • Hedeby
  • Birka
  • Kaupang
• What was the primary resource for hunting in the Viking homelands?

  Forests
• Which direction do the Viking homelands face towards Russia?

  East
• What is the name of the land that has thousands of offshore islands inhabited by only 60 people?

  Birka
• What is the relative safety of the passage north called?

  The Northway
• What is the main way to navigate around the Viking homelands?

  Via fjords
• What is the main characteristic of the Kaupang landscape?

  Survival hard work
• How did Vikings preserve food for harsh winters?

  By drying, pickling, and salting fish
• What types of food did Vikings collect inland?

  Nuts and blackberries
• What animals did Vikings hunt for food?

  Elk, reindeer, and ducks
• What were the main trading resources used by Vikings?

  • Walrus ivory
  • Falcons
  • Honey
  • Furs
  • Amber
• What did Vikings trade people for?

  Silk, spices, and silver
• What was the central belief of the Vikings regarding religion?

  It was crucial to their worldview
• What did the Vikings believe about Ragnarok?

  It was the end of the world
• How did the Vikings view death?

  As predestined from birth
• What was the Viking belief about afterlife?

  They believed in an afterlife
• What did Viking warriors desire in battle?

  To die nobly for glory
• What was the significance of Valhalla in Viking culture?

  It was a warrior's paradise
• What influenced Viking culture significantly?

  Their belief in gods
• What did Vikings offer to their gods?

  Sacrifices and offerings
• What was the purpose of Viking sacrifices?

  To appease the gods
• What did the Vikings believe about important occasions?

  They required sacrifices
• What was the Viking belief about the gods' response to sacrifices?

  They would turn to the gods
• What was the Viking's view on important events?

  They were predetermined
• What did the Vikings believe about their fate?

  It was woven by the Norns
• What was the Viking's attitude towards battle?

  They embraced it as a way to glory
• What did the Vikings believe about their lives?

  They were predestined from birth
• What was the Viking's belief about the afterlife?

  They believed in an afterlife
• What did the Vikings believe about their gods?

  They were central to their customs
• What was the Viking's view on important occasions?

  They required sacrifices
• What did the Vikings perform to the gods?

  Sacrifices
• Why did the Vikings perform sacrifices?

  To appease the gods during important occasions
• What is the Viking term for important landowners and warriors?

  Jarls
• What role did jarls play in Viking society?

  They were important landowners and warriors
• Who were the chief bondi in Viking society?

  Farmers who owned small areas of land
• What was the bondi's relationship with jarls?

  They were loyal to jarls and fought for them