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=Norwegian Vikings= By: Lisa = Introduction: = There are many types of Vikings example: Danish Vikings, Swedish Vikings and Finish Vikings. But I’m not going to speak about any of those. You are now going to learn about probably the most powerful Vikings in the Scandinavia, the Norwegian Vikings. Norwegian Vikings were powerful because 8 hundredth years ago Norway had many people. But after the rats came by ships and spread the diesis: Black Death. It killed more than ½ of the population. You are now going to learn about the boats, weapons and clothing!

=Boats:  = The Viking ship where really important to Vikings. They used them to travel around the world. The Vikings used the boats to sail to all over Europe, Russia, black sea, Mediterranean, Island, Greenland and North America. The Viking boats where famous for how they were build. They were strong and they didn’t break so easily. The boats carried heavy thing that they traded or where stolen. They didn’t have motors so they used oars and sail. There where holes in the side of the boat were the oars came through. The Vikings were very competent sailors and navigated by using the stars. Some boats where big and others where small it depending on how wealthy the owner were. If it was a poor person like the farmers they had small boats or often they did not have one. If it was a rich man or a king they had big boats because they needed to get many things for their people. When the Viking king died they would bury him in the boat with all his belongings. They believed that he needed all his belongings in after life. They made a big deep hole in the ground and they put the boat in. Then they put dust on the top so no one can find the boat so the king could rest in peace. Later Viking ships has been discovered an excavated and can now be seen in museums in Oslo, Norway and other places in Scandinavia.



=Weapons: =

The Vikings were greatly feared for their strength and skill in battle. They used a vast array of weapons and armor: swords, axes, and spears were their main weapons, but some also used bows and daggers. Armor consisted of helmets, shields, and chain mail or leather tunics. They fought mostly on foot and used their ships mainly as a transport to the scene of battle. The sword was important because it showed how rich and powerful the owners were. The sword’s or weapons where expensive. Usually the king had swords because it was harder to make. The axe was the MOST important weapon because it wasn’t hard to make and you didn’t need to be rich to have. The axe was easy to carry around and the axe had a nice blade. The axe was also used as a working tool.

=Clothing: = Vikings used wool more than anything else for making clothes. They took the sheep’s fur and made clothes. Clothes were spun by the woman’s. They could also change colors of the wool to blue, red, brown, green and all the other colors. Both men and women wore fur or woolen hats and cloaks in cold weather The Viking men’s would wear a woolen shirt and long cloth trousers and they were held up by a drawstring. On top of all that they would where a sleeved t-shirt and a three- quarter coat with a belt. But in a battle the Viking man would where an iron mail-chain and a iron helmet to protect himself. The Viking women’s would where a long linen dress. Over the dress they would where a tunic a little like an apron. Over the tunic she would where a shawl. Her legs and feet were covered with thick woolly socks and soft leather shoes.

=Conclusion:= Now you know something about Norwegian Vikings. Now you know about boats, weapons and what the Norwegian Vikings wear. Bout there is still much to learn about Vikings; How their houses looked like and how they where build and what would they eat at that time? But after reading this paper maybe you would like to learn more about Norwegian Vikings or not but one thing is that Norwegian Vikings where sure powerful!