The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 5 — Map of Viking lands Groenland Greenland Ísland Iceland Vinland The Vikings used descriptive words to name the places that they settled Some places still have clues to their Viking origins Do you live in a place with a Viking name In Old Norse the word by meant farm or village Hedeby in Germany and Whitby in England were once Viking villages A woodland clearing was called a thveit Bracquetuit in France still has a hint of this name Thorpe in Yorkshire gets its name from the Old Norse word torp which meant small settlement Toft meant homestead Toftir in the Faroe Islands takes its name from this word

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 6 — Key Norse Homeland Areas settled by Vikings Areas raided by Vikings Kaupangr Trondheim Birka Heiõabýr Hedeby Lindisfarne Jorvik York Dyflin Dublin Hólmgarõr Novogorod Miklagarõr Istanbul Seville Sikiley Sicily Can you compare this map with a modern-day one Why do you think the Vikings traveled to the places they did

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 7 — I think Luna would have enjoyed all that exploring Oh yes Essential Viking Facts The word Viking comes from a language that we call Old Norse A vikingr was a Norse person who went on an expedition to seek their fortune Vikings came from the countries in northern Europe that we now call Sweden Norway and Denmark It was usually in summer when they left their homes and sailed out to discover new places The Vikings settled in places as far apart as North America England and Russia They sold and traded goods such as furs wool wood fish and leather all over Europe and even as far away as Central Asia Vikings also brought unusual ingredients and objects such as spices silks and precious metals back to their homelands from around the world to be a Viking I’d like too Quick help

The Histronauts: A Viking Adventure — page 8 — Is he alright I don’t think Hero’s very good at fishing like he did catch But it looks something What is it

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