The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 1 — Meet The Histronauts Luna Age Eight years Likes History adventures animals problem solving and storytelling Dislikes Getting lost and bad smells Favorite Color Blue Favorite Food Beans on toast Favorite Place Castles Nani Age Seven and a half years Likes Science nature math gardening flowers and exploring Dislikes People who don’t recycle Favorite Color Green Favorite Food Anything green Favorite Place Anywhere outside but mostly forests

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 2 — Newton Age Ten years Likes Making things eating reading cooking and playing games Dislikes Being hungry and being cold Favorite Color Yellow Favorite Food Everything Favorite Place Home Hero Age Five years Likes Sleeping being Luna’s cat Dislikes Getting wet Favorite Food Chicken Favorite Place Curled up on the sofa

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 3 — Timeline The Viking Age began when Norse people from modern-day Sweden Norway and Denmark left their homelands to settle in new places AD 793 The first Viking raids on Lindisfarne in northern England take place AD 810 The first Viking raids in Frisia now Holland take place AD 799 The Vikings raid the Aquitaine region in France AD 839 The Vikings found the city of Dublin AD 860 Vikings attack Constantinople AD 874 The first Vikings settle in Iceland AD 867 The city of York is captured by the Vikings AD 911 King Charles III of France gives Normandy to the Vikings Numismatics Numismatics is the study and collection of money such as coins and banknotes People who study numismatics are called numismatists Numismatists can use currency such as coins to tell us who was making and spending money We know a lot about where the Vikings traded and who they traded with from the discovery and study of coins AD 980s The Vikings adapt to Christianity when they take over Christian lands AD 1000 Leif Eriksson arrives in North America AD 1100 There are no more Viking voyages and the Viking Age ends AD 982 Erik the Red discovers Greenland AD 1066 Norwegian King Harald Hardrada tries to invade England but is killed by English King Harold Godwinson

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 4 — A perfect picnic The sun is shining and the Histronauts are enjoying a lovely day Is this a new book Luna Yes it’s about the history of the Vikings Who were the Vikings explorers from northern Europe who raided traded with and settled in new lands during They were the Middle Ages

3

PAGE 3 OF 79

The only kids' eBook subscription service that offers thousands of high-quality books from well known publishers like HarperCollins, National Geographic and others.

JavaScript Required

Whoops! We're sorry but Epic doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Check your web browser's settings to make sure it's enabled.