Life in Viking Times

Life in Viking Times — page 1
WHO WERE THE VIKINGS ICT he Vikings lived over 1 000 years ago in the lands we know as Denmark Norway Ali CG and Sweden They were mainly farmers and shipbuilders However their land was not very good for farming Norway was very hilly Sweden was covered in forests and Denmark had a lot of sandy areas This meant that when the population increased there was not enough land for everyone L By the end of the eighth century some Vikings looked for other ways to make a living At first they raided towns and monasteries in other parts of northwest Europe They stole treasures and took some of the people to be slaves The Vikings then began to travel overseas to settle and trade as well as to raid When they settled most Vikings farmed while others made beautiful objects from stone wood and metal This stone cross was carved in the 10th century It shows a Viking warrior with some of his weapons SOME IMPORTANT DATES IN VIKING HISTORY 793 The Viking age starts 840 Viking traders from when Viking raiders attack Sweden reach Istanbul Lindisfarne which is off the which they call Miklagard northeast coast of England I meaning great city 874 Vikings from Norway 886 When England is begin to settle in Iceland divided the Vikings settle in the area known as the