1. The VIKINGS

2. UNSCRAMBLE THESE WORDS
frjdo
opsoentsa
otodle
zyBineatn
Norse
sreoenNm
lnDgdeae
kseeBrre
Ynlignag
fjord
soapstone
looted
Byzantine
Norse
Norsemen
Danegeld
Beserker
Ynglinga

3. THE VIKINGS–VISCIOUS SCANDALS
fierce
BLOODTHIRSTY
TERROR
Burnt
building
Loot
treasures

4. WERE THEY MORE THAN
JUST VISCIOUS SCANDALS???

5. From about 2000 BC, the Vikings lived
in today's known as…
SWEDEN
DENMARK
NORWAY

6. Their Culture
MOSTLY
FARMING
SOME
CARVE
WOOD
SOME
MAKE
BOATS

7. Viking boats could carry >50 men
The boats have shallow draught, so they can
move to river

8. GOING
BERSERK
It happened in 793 in Lindisfarne

9. English rules have to pay Danegeld to avoid
being attacked (upto 10.000 kg silver)

11. What’s in a name
• Influence pf Viking placenames: -ness, -
borough, -holme, -htorpe, and –wick
• The 24 character runic alphabet for writing,
casting spells, and fortune telling

12. GIANTS, GODS, & CREATION
The texts of Viking Creation story were written after
they became Christians in 20th century
Elder
Edda
Heimskringla Prose Edda

13. How the viking world began
3 realms:
Niffleheim (cold- north)
Ginnunggagap (empty)
Muspellheim (hot- south)

14. The Viking Realms

15. How the viking world began
3 realms:
Niffleheim (cold- north)
Ginnunggagap (empty)
Muspellheim (hot- south)
Niffleheim met
Muspellheim and
created the giant Ymir &
a huge cow Audhumbla

16. I survived
by licking
the salty
frost
I survived
by sucking
his milk
using my 4
mouths

17. I survived
by licking
the salty
frost
I survived
by sucking
his milk
using my 4
mouths

18. How the viking world began
3 realms:
Niffleheim
(Ginnunggagap
Muspellheim
Niffleheim met
Muspellheim and
created Ymir &
Audhumbla
Ymir gave
birth to 2
giants & Buri

19. 2 giants from
the sweat of
his left
armpit & his
leg
1 deity (Buri) when
Audhumbla was licking and
uncovered Ymir’s hair

20. How the viking world began3
realms:
Nifflehei
m
(Ginnun
ggagap
Muspell
heim
Nifflehei
m met
Muspellh
eim and
created
Ymir &
Ymir
gave
birth to 2
giants &
Buri
Ymir
gave
birth
to 2
giants
& Buri
Buri got
married
& gave
birth to
Odin,
Vili, &
Ve

21. Odin
Vili
Ve

22. How the viking world began
3 realms:
Niffleheim
Ginnunggagap
Muspellheim
Niffleheim
met
Muspellheim
and created
Ymir &
Audhumbla
Ymir gave
birth to 2
giants &
Buri
Ymir
gave
birth to
2 giants
& Buri
Buri got
married
& gave
birth to
Odin,
Vili, &
Ve
The gods
killed Ymir &
bring his
body to
Ginunggagap
Ymir’s body
turned into land,
his bones into
mountains, and
bones into rocks,
brains become
cloud
The Gods turned
the trees neaR
the sea of blood
into Ask (man) &
Embla (woman)
that become
HUMAN IN
Midgard

23. Thor – God of Thunder
Thursday
Odin – God of Wisdom, War,
Death & Poetry – Chief GodBalder-God of Light