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    Vikings

    What are the main three countries that make up Scandinavia?Vikings

      Denmark, Norway, Sweden. According to Wikipedia: "The term 'Scandinavia' usually refers to Denmark, Norway and Sweden, but Finland and even Iceland are sometimes included".

    What is Leif Ericson's nickname?Vikings

      Lucky . He was the son of Erik the Red.

    How did Erik the Red earn his nickname?Vikings

      he had a long red beard.

    What is the name of the first European to have sighted America?Vikings

      Bjarni Herjolffson. He was the first European to sight America but he did not land there.

    Who was the only person to find Vinland and winter there?Vikings

      Leif Ericson. Roland and Bjader are not real.

    What is a long Viking story often called?Vikings

      saga.

    Where is "L'aunse aux Meadows" located?Vikings

      Newfoundland. We know the Vikings had been to Newfoundland because material that only they used was found there.

    Where were Vikings buried?Vikings

      Buried on their ship, which was set on fire. Their ship was their most prized possession.

    Who was in charge of the household when the men were away?Vikings

      The wife. Viking women were the most respected women of their time. They could even divorce their husbands!

    What did the word 'Viking' actually mean in Old Norse around AD 900?Vikings

      Explorer. It has come to refer, in English and many other languages to the peoples of Scandinavia as a whole between c. AD750 and 1000. In Anglo-Saxon and Old Frisian, the word was used in the sense of 'pirate'.

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