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Although Leif Ericson was the first European to land in the New World, which earlier Viking was actually the first to sight it? |
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Leif Ericson's last name means he was the son of Eric the Red. However, what was Eric the Red's real last name (________son)? |
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Vinland was the name the Vikings gave to what land? |
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| 4.
Created in 930 AD, where is the world's oldest functioning legislature known as the Althing? |
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Which of the following was a tax imposed by King Ethelred II to pay off Viking invaders? |
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Which Norwegian king was converted to Christianity in 994 AD, and then set out to Christianize the country? |
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Viking architecture consisted mainly of which type of house? |
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| 8.
In 911 AD, the West Frankish King Charles III gave which piece of land to the Vikings under the leadership of Rollo? |
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| 9.
Which Icelandic historian wrote "The Prose Edda" or "The Younger Edda" that tells of Scandinavian mythology? |
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| 10.
What was used originally to write the Germanic languages? |
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What were the Scandinavian court poets called? |
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Who was the first Christian king in Scandinavia? |
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How did the longboat aid the Vikings in their pillaging? |
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Which of the following areas were NOT subject to Viking raids or Viking colonization? |
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In 793 AD, the first known Viking raid occurred at which monastery, the center of Northumbrian Christianity? |
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