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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 10 general entries.
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| Who was in charge of the household when the men were away? | Vikings
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the wife. Viking women were the most respected women of their time. They could even divorce their husbands!
| What kind of funeral did Viking chieftains have? | Vikings
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buried or cremated with his ship. Their ship was their most prized possession.
| Where is "L'Anse aux Meadows" located? | Vikings
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Newfoundland. We know that the Vikings had been to Newfoundland because material that only the Vikings used was found there.
| What word is used to describe a longer old Icelandic story? | Vikings
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saga. Sagas are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families. They were written in the Old Norse language, mainly in Iceland. "Saga" is a word originating from Old Norse or Icelandic language. Saga is a cognate of the English word say: its various meanings in Icelandic are approximately equivalent to "something said" or "a narrative in prose", somewhat along the lines of a "story", a "tale", or a "history."
| Who was the only person to find Vinland and winter there? | Vikings
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Leif Ericson. Roland and Bjader are not real.
| What is the name of the first European with any kind of claim to have sighted America? | Vikings
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Bjarni Herjolffson. However, there is only one old source for the claim and that is an Icelandic saga - which means that the source is not reliable.
| How did Erik the Red earn his nickname? | Vikings
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| What is Leif Ericson's nickname? | Vikings
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Lucky . He was the son of Erik the Red.
| What are the main three countries that make up Scandinavia? | Vikings
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Denmark, Norway, Sweden. According to Wikipedia: "The term 'Scandinavia' usually refers to Denmark, Norway and Sweden, but Finland and even Iceland are sometimes included".
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