| A | B |
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| Vikings | Raiders from Scandinavia from 800-1000 A.D. terrorized Europe. |
| Scandinavia | Area in Europe that today is the countries of Norway, Swedena and Finland. |
| Big size, hit and run and dragonships | Three main reasons why the Vikings were successful. |
| Dragonships | Could be moved across land and even could sail in small rivers and streams. |
| Spring and summer | When the Vikings raided. |
| Fall and winter | When the Vikings were in Scandinavia. |
| fjords | Bays that riddle Scandinavia. |
| jarls | Name for Viking chieftains. |
| Althing or Thing | Meetings to decide local matters and raids. Anyone could speak but only men could vote - democracy? |
| Women | They could be purchased by men but they could also get a divorce. |
| Boys | Had to learn to be warriors and memorize sagas. |
| Sagas | Great stories of warriors and gods. |
| Runes | Viking writing system. |
| Chain mail | Interlocking metal ringed armor. Pulls on yer chest hair! |
| Beserkers | Crazed Viking warriors. |
| Beardless | Highest and greatest Viking insult. |
| White shields | What the Vikings showed you if they were interested in trade. |
| Eric the Red | Landed and settled Greenland. |
| Leif Ericson | Landed in North America. The settlements fail though. |
| Normandy | Land of the Normans in northern France. |
| Baghdad | Capital of the Arab Empire. |
| Christianity | Religion that replaces the Viking belief in Valhalla. So sad! |
| Odin | One-eyed god of wisdom. Wednesday. |
| Frigga | Odin's wife. God of fertility. Friday. |
| Thor | God of thunder and Odin's son. Kills Frost giants with hammer. Chariot pulled by red-eyed goats. Thursday. |
| Mjollner | Thor's magic hammer. It hurts. |
| Frost Giants | Enemies of the gods who live at the edges of the world. |
| Loki | God of evil. Has three nasty children. |
| Hel | Daughter of Loki. Half woman, half rotting corpse. Ruler of the dead. |
| Fenris Wolf | Child Loki. One day will eat Odin. |
| World Serpent | Child Loki. Will one day kill Thor. |
| Ragnarok | The final battle when Loki will lead the forces of evil to fight the gods. All will end this day. |
| A.D. | Anno Domini -"In the year of our Lord." |
| B.C. | Before Christ |
