Vikings

By Mr. Griffin

Who were the first Europeans to land in America?

The Vikings

What year did the Vikings discover America?

1001 AD

What Viking Explorer was credited with discovering America?

Leif Ericson

Were the Vikings monotheistic or polytheistic?

Polytheistic

Who was the leader of the Viking Gods?

Oden

Viking explorer that was banished from Iceland – and discovered Greenland

Eric the Red

True/FalseThe Vikings were a peace loving society.

False – lived in a culture of war and fighting

True/False

The Vikings controlled half of England at one time.

True

Their enemies were the Saxons – from England

What ocean did the Vikings explore?

The Atlantic

When the Vikings landed in North America – they called in “new found land”. What country would their discovery be located in

today????

Canada