The Vikings

What was my INTU?

What did I learn?

• The Vikings roots
• What kind of people they were
• Where the Vikings settled
• Life in Danelaw
• Viking Society

Where did the Vikings come from?

• Their homeland was Scandinavia.
• They sailed to other countries like Britain and Ireland by longboats.

Were the Vikings all bad?

• Some Vikings went off raiding in ships and fighting.
• Others came peacefully to settle and became farmers.

Where did the Vikings settle in Britain?

• Most of the Vikings settled in Danelaw.
• Some Norwegian Vikings sailed to Scotland and also they founded the city of Dublin in Ireland.

Life in Danelaw

• There were 3 main areas, Northumbria(Yorkshire), East Anglia and the Five Boroughs(Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Stamford and Lincoln)
• They were looking for a better life and most important city in Danelaw was the city of York where is an important place to trade goods.

What was the Viking society like?

• The top Viking society was the king who kept their kingdom safe.
• Below the king were the nobles or wealthy Vikings known as ''Jarls''. They were rich landowners or traders.
• Below the nobles were the '' Karls'. Their jobs were farming and craft work.
• The bottom of the society were the ''Thralls'' or ''Slaves''. They did the hardest, dirtiest jobs

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The Viking Children

• Babies and toddlers automatically stayed with their mothers at divorce.
• The bigger children were divided between the parents according to the wealth and of the two families.
• Children were also protected by the law as members of the family.