Hull: the main body of a ship including the bottom, sides and deck.
Portages: the carrying of boats or goods overland from one body of water to another.
Portages: the carrying of boats or goodsoverland from one body of water to another.
Tipped over: turn over
Prow: the front part of ship
Runes: The Viking letters
Futhark: The Viking alphabet
Chisel: tool used to cut or shape wood, metal or other hard material
Clustered: growing in a group
Raid: sudden attack on an enemy by. troops
Smithy: blacksmith workshop
Inlet: a small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river
Countries that make up Scandinavia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Jobs of Vikings who settled
Traders
Boat-builders
Blacksmiths
Potters
The vikings lived between the 8th to 11th century
the vikings lived in Scandinavia
The vikings were brave explorers and sailors and warriors
12th century was the end of the viking age
the Viking men of Scandinavia were warriors and sailors and potters and blacksmiths and farmers
viking womenworked in the farm and took care of the kids
Runes were carved with a knife or chisel into stone and wood. To make carving into these surfaces easier, the runes were made using only straight lines.
Not all vikings were bad. some of them traveled to trade. They would sometimes trade to buy silver, gold, spices and jewerly some of them were just farmers and craftsmen
the 12th century was the END of the viking age
•The name “Viking” means “a pirate raid” in Norse language.
All Viking homes have a hole in the roof to help keep out the smoke.