Personal time traveler journal
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Personal Time Traveler’s Journal
By Jesse Hall
Entry # 1
c. C.E. 787: Somewhere in Northumbria (England)
Today on my journey through time I got into a raid on
England. I looked in my Viking Time Line Reference Book
to find around the time I’m in. I found out that I am in
England. Taking place in what may be the first Viking
raids in England.
It is a rainy day. Land is mostly flat and in a coastal
region, but not able to find exact location. The Vikings
that I’m with are dressed in baggy clothing, consisting of
what looks like an overtunic. The Vikings are using
weapons, manly in the shapes of swords and axes. The
Vikings must have knowledge of metal working. The
warfare is very brutal. It looks as though the raid has
been a success.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 2
c. C.E. 793; Lindisfarne, Northumbria
I travelled through time six years later using top
secret government invention. The Lindisfarne monastery
raid took place today. The monasteries in Northumbria
are very easy to raid since the monks have no weapons
to defend themselves. This monastery had lots of
treasures and valuables taken.
I attacked with my Viking counterparts using a battle
axe from that time, while just a shield was my protection.
When we arrived at Lindisfarne, it was a partly cloudy
day. There was a slight breeze and the air was a little bit
chilly. I gathered two snapshots at the time of the attack.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 3
c. C.E. 866; York, East Anglia
Today, I witnessed the capture and execution of King
Edmund of East Anglia. I can confirm that King Edmund
did in fact die of being shot to death by arrows. It was a
very gruesome sight. After the execution, I joined my
Viking counterparts to celebrate our victory and talk
about where we will go to tomorrow.
The weather today was cloudy with on and off rain
showers throughout the day. There were high winds, I
estimated to be between twenty-five to thirty-five miles
per hour. The air temperature was definitely very cold
today. The Vikings have full blazing fires all around the
camp. Everything got soaked after the fifth rain shower
of the day.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 4
c. C.E. 900; Shetland Islands, Scotland
Today I witness the taking over of the last ground on
the Shetland Island by the Vikings. The last gruesome
raid on a Scottish military camp took place today. The
name of the camp isn’t known, and the Vikings were very
surprised to find such a camp. The camp was surrounded
by water, so when the Viking fleet got word of the camp
they raced over to it to stat the attack. The battle was
over within minutes and many Scottish warriors died.
The Weather of this day was relatively moderate. I
was able to get one snap shot of the scene. I was nearly
killed when I was getting the shot, too.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 5
c. C.E. 900; Founding of Dublin, Ireland
Dublin is a very big trading port at his time. The
founding of Dublin, Ireland was very small and took place
on a rainy day. Dublin is just a trophy to the
achievements of the Viking conquest of England,
Scotland, and parts of Ireland. Dublin is full of trade and
goods though from the raid throughout England. The
streets are full of filth, and nobody cares about the
environment of the town. Dublin Tower is built though
and is a defensive position. Not many facts about the
town at this time are good though.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 6
c. C.E. 1000; North America
Today I helped establish a settlement in North
America. There are sixty-eight Vikings living with me in
the settlement. All males living in this settlement are
warriors. Settlement is called New Iceland. We settlers
have found many remnants of people that used to live
here. Found a make-shift graveyard half a mile in land.
The grave yard is made up of mostly kids, which are
buried there. One of the women from the voyage got ill
over the last few days.
The Climate of this region is very much like the
climate of Norway. The winds that carried us here though
were against us all the time. I managed a few snapshots
of the voyage to New Iceland, and the town.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 7
c. C.E. 1001; Greenland
Leif Ericsson established a colony on Greenland
today. I got out of New Iceland about three months ago
to go to Greenland, since Greenland was my next stop.
Ever since then I’ve been working on the settlement in
Greenland alongside Leif Ericsson, whom has become my
best friend over here in the settlement. He asked where I
came from and I told him I came from New Iceland. He
asked how the people were doing when I last left them. I
told him all was well. The weather today was very cold
and very windy. I got a few snapshots of the Greenland
settlement and my souvenirs. I get to voyage back to
America, with Leif Ericsson, to look at what has become
of the settlement.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 8
c. C.E. 1001; New Iceland
There were the remains of children, women, and men
scattered everywhere. The village had very few houses
still standing as most of them were burned to the ground.
Leif Ericsson commanded the crew to pick up the bodies
and to bury them at the graveyard I found when I got to
the place many months before. While burying the bodies,
we were attacked by a people not know to live in this
area. We killed them all in the anger of the lives lost and
the destruction of New Iceland. We decided to head back
to Greenland since this place was home to a savage
people. We set sail on high seas, but couldn’t move
anywhere so we are stuck here for the night.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry #9
c. C.E. 1002; England
King Sweyn of Denmark has started the invasion of
England today. The Vikings took the English by surprise
and we made some good ground on them. The English
king, King Ethelred fled from his castle into the woods
today as we entered his gates, the coward. The king is
nowhere to be found. We have control over his castle
and we found some valuable maps. I learned that the
Vikings don’t take the king of England’s flee very well.
They find it very dishonorable and they definitely won’t
be letting him live when they find him. I captured a few
snapshots of the attack on the castle during my time
here.
Jesse J. Hall
Entry # 10
c. C.E. 1066; England
William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, has
successfully conquered England. It was a very organized
invasion and took many years. The Vikings have become
like many other civilizations and are more formed in
battle. They still have no rules of warfare, though. The
Duke is now the ruler of England. I have been invited to a
banquet in honor of the Dukes achievement and it is said
to be mandatory, that the Duke has all high officials at
the banquet. I’ll go to the banquet tomorrow, and then I
will head back to my own time.
Jesse J. Hall
My Resources in MLA:
Nielson, P. "The Vikings." Long Beach City Col lege . Long Beach City Col lege, 01/04/2004. Web. 23 Feb 2011. <http:// l ib. lbcc.edu/handouts/vikings.html>.
Short, Wil l iam. "Hurstwic: Clothing in the Viking Age." Hurstwic . Hurstwic, 01/01/2011. Web. 23 Feb 2011. <http://www.hurstwic.org/history/art icles/dai ly_l iving/text/clothing.htm>.
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