LibGuides: History: Vikings

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Everything Vikings by Nadia Higgins; National Geographic Kids Hats with horns, flying dragons...you may think you know everything there is to know about Vikings, but think again! With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, and full of fun facts and surprises, readers won't stop until they've learned everything about Vikings.
Call Number: 948.022 HIG

Scanned pages - Everything Vikings
Content on - Traders and Raiders; The Viking World; Jarls, Karls, and Thralls.
Ref: Higgins, N., & Jennings, A. (2015). Everything Vikings. National Geographic Society.

Viking World by Wingate, P., Millard, A. & Wood, G.
Call Number: 948.022 WIN

Scanned pages - Viking World
Content on - Viking Warriors; Norse Women; Viking Towns; Viking Society and Government; Death and Burial in Viking Times.
Ref: Wingate, P., Millard, A., & Wood, G. (2003). Usborne Viking world. Usborne.

The Vikings by John Malam
Call Number: 948.022 MAL

The Vikings - Timeline
Ref: Malam, J. (2012). History from objects: The vikings. Hachette Childrens Books.

Vikings: Life and Legend by William, G., Pentz, P. & Wemhoff, M
Call Number: 948.022 WIL

Scanned pages - Vikings: Life and Legend
Chapter on Burial and Beliefs.
Ref: Price, N. (2014). Belief and ritual. In G. Williams, P. Pentz, & M. Wemhoff (Eds.), Vikings: Life and Legend. The British Museum.

Historical Fiction

Viking Blood: A Viking Warrior, 1008 AD by Andrew Donkin Viking Blood; A Viking Warrior AD 1008. It's 1008 AD, and after being injured in a raid that goes horribly wrong, Tor Scaldbane is devastated at losing his chance to be a legendary warrior. But then he discovers the sagas of his ancesors; glorious, bloody battles, ancient heroes, powerful gods ... and realizes that all might not be lost after all...
Call Number: HISTORICAL DONKIN
The Viking Saga SERIES by Kevin Crossley-Holland It is 1036. Halfdan is a Viking mercenary who is determined to travel to Constantinople and become one of the Viking Guard serving Empress Zoe. He promises to take his daughter, but one morning Solveig wakes up to find him gone. Setting off in her own tiny boat, she is determined to make the journey from Norway to the breathtaking city. Her boat is washed up, but Solveig is undeterred. What awaits Solveig as she continues on her summer journey across the world? She finds passage with Viking traders, witnesses the immolation of a young slave girl and learns to fight. She sees the clashes between those who praise her Norse Gods and the new Christians. In this perilous and exciting world, a young girl alone could be quickly endangered or made a slave. Will Solveig live to see her father again, and if she survives, will she remain free? A glittering novel that explores friendship and betrayal, the father-daughter relationship, the clash of religions and the journey from childhood to adulthood.
Call Number: FANTASY CROSSLEY-HOLLAND

Videos

Vikings

The Viking Age
Natural Museum of Denmark
The Viking Age
The Museum of the Viking Age, Oslo has some reliable links to information on the life and legacy of the Vikings.
Museum of the Viking Age, Oslo - The Collection
The museum is currently closed for renovation but the website showcases items in the collection.
Learn about the Viking Age
The Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde Denmark
Overview: The Vikings, 800 to 1066
BBC History resource
Video - Vikings
History Channel video
The Viking World - Primary Sources
Exhibition at the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm
The Viking Age c.790-1066
Student and teacher resource from The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge.
DK findOut! Vikings
This website is easy to read and navigate. Follow the links to longhouses, children, gods, longships, beliefs and more.
A history of the Viking world – in 10 extraordinary objects
Article about an exhibition at The National Museum of Denmark.
A Viking Archaeologist Shares 6 of the Most Fascinating Finds From a Slew of Recent Discoveries Made in Melting Ice
Archaeologist Lars Pilø shares how Vikings would have used some of the recently discovered artifacts.
5 key Viking discoveries in Britain – and what they reveal about how the Vikings really lived
History Extra weblink
Viking Dig Reports
BBC History weblink
JORVIK Artefact Gallery
Jorvik Viking Centre website.

Longhouses

Viking Longhouses - Learning Guide for Kids
Imaging History - Educational Workshop Provider in the UK
Viking Longhouses: What Did the Homes of the Vikings Look Like?
Article written by Rachel Morgan, MA Medieval Archaeology, BA History & Anthropology for The Collector.
Viking Longhouses
Follow the Vikings - University of Stavanger, Norway
Life in a Viking village
BBB Bitesize

Food and Diet

Viking Food
BBC History
Viking Food
National Museum of Denmark
Food and Drink - Would you enjoy the Viking diet?
Follow the Vikings - University of Stavanger, Norway
What is the Viking diet?
News-Medical.Net

Role of Women

Viking Women
BBC History resource
What Was Life Like for Women in the Viking Age?
History.com weblink

Children

Children in the Viking Period
National Museum of Denmark
Viking Children
DK Findout!
Children in the Viking period
National Museum of Denmark

Burials and Beliefs

Scanned pages - Vikings: Life and Legend
Chapter on Burial and Beliefs.
Ref: Price, N. (2014). Belief and ritual. In G. Williams, P. Pentz, & M. Wemhoff (Eds.), Vikings: Life and Legend. The British Museum.

Viking Religion
BBC History resource
Religion, magic, death and rituals
National Museum of Denmark resource
What did the Vikings believe in?
BBC Bitesize
Viking Age Religion and Beliefs
Follow the Vikings - University of Stavanger, Norway

Laws and Justice

Viking Law and Government: The Thing
History on the net webpage
The Vikings and the Law
The Viking Network
Viking-Age Laws and Legal Procedures
Hurstwic webpage link
How did the Vikings make decision
BBC Bitsize

Social Structure

Viking Hierarchy
Twinkl teaching resource
Viking Society: Nobles, Medieval Freemen, Slaves
History on the net website link
Viking Social Organisation
Regia Anglorum website

Weapons and Warfare

Viking Weapons and Warfare
BBC History resource
Viking Weapons
National Museum of Denmark resource

Longboats

Longship facts for kids
Kiddle webpage - extensively adjusted task resource.
The Longships
The Viking Ship Museum, Roskide Denmark
The Vikings Longboats
Weblink resource for extensively adjusted task.
New Oseberg ship, reconstruction of the hull form
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.
The five Viking ships - The Skuldelev Ships
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.

Expansion and Settlement

The Viking Diaspora
This weblink from PBS shows a map around the Nothern Hemisphere of Viking exploration.
Viking Explorations and Settlements: Iceland, Greenland and Vinland
History on net website link
Viking expeditions and raids
National Museum of Denmark resource

Daily Life of Vikings

Video - Life of a Viking
History Channel video
Viking Age People
The Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde Denmark
Health, Grooming, and Medicine in the Viking Age
Hurstwic webpage link

History: Vikings

Catalogue

Gale High School

World Book Student

Clickview

Citemaker

APA Referencing Style

Books in the CBL - scanned pages

Historical Fiction

Videos

Vikings

Longhouses

Food and Diet

Role of Women

Children

Burials and Beliefs

Laws and Justice

Social Structure

Weapons and Warfare

Longboats

Expansion and Settlement

Daily Life of Vikings

Podcasts