Vikings On The Move

Ariel Reich, Oscar Cifuentes, Maria Morales, Adriana Chait, Krystal Stringer

• Longships were tall and sleek, with a tall prow at each end topped by a carving of a dragon’s head or other figure.

• They had large square sails colored with bright stripes.

• Ten or more oars patterned each side for rowing.

• Longships were also very fast. They were designed to cut through the water smoothly, with a prow at each end and a thin shape.

• When there was no wind to fill the sail, rows of oarsmen would keep the ship on course.

• The Vikings also known as Norsemen or Danes built

longships.

Homeland & Way of Life

• The Vikings were great shipbuilders and sailors.

• Their homeland was in Scandinavia, present day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

• It’s no surprise they had a seafaring way of life since their lands were surrounded by sea.

• When Vikings decided to expand, one place they set their sights on was present day England.

• In the 9th century when the Vikings approached a costal town in England it was a fearful sight.

• People from the villages would get so scared that they would leave and go to the country side.

• For defense the monks living on the shore lines build tall and strong tower which are know as tower houses or castles.

• Usually the towers or castles were associated with the church.

Castle

The Norman “White Tower”

Tower House

• At that time England was not one country so it was very vulnerable against the Viking attacks.

• Mercia, Wessex,

North Umbria, and East Anglia were all part of the British Isle.

• 865 A.D.: Vikings launched a major attack on England.

• Led by: Ivar the Boneless & his brother Halfden.

• Fought & carried wooden shields, iron helmets, swords, spears, axes, and bows and arrows.

• The fought for long time and throughout the years the vikings conquered large areas in north & central England.

• Land became known as: Danelaw

• Viking families settled in and made it their home.

The Vikings

Danelaw

• Viking warriors attacked Ireland and Scotland.

• The Vikings conducted wide amounts of attacks in Ireland & founded many towns like: Dublin, Limerick, Mullingar, Wexfor, Waterford, & Leixlip.

• Vikings ruling end in 1066 with the Norman Conquest.

• The Norman Conquest of England began in 1066 with the invasion of the kingdom of England by William The Conqueror.

The Norman Conquest

William The

Conqueror