Vikings....notes

The Celtic people lived in Gaul, modern day France, and when they were ran out by the Romans they headed up to Ireland. The Vikings were located in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. There are difference between all of them but when the Europeans talked about the vikings they were putting them all together. The Celts were Christianized while the vikings were not. The Vikings were never ruled by the Romans and did not have a Christian religious tradition. When the Vkings attacked they attacked around the English Isle and stayed there from around the 6 to the 9 century.

viking religion/ old Norse mythology

9 worlds of Norse mythology

1. Midgard- where we currently live
2. alfheimr-to the north of us where the elves live
3. svartalfaheim- black elves
4. vanaheimr- where the sun comes up
5. muspellheim- world of fire
6. jotunheimr- land of giants
7. niflheim - land of ice
8. asgard- where the gods live
9. hel- below us
10. ginnungagap- the land farthest away

Edda-book about the gods

Runes- the alphabet

Books

Ragnarok- story of the great battle between the gods.

Heimskringla - about the great kings and queens of Norse culture, written by Snorri Sturluson. He wrote it as a descendant of the vikings.

viking stories are called sagas.

Two designs for ships were river journeys and open water(sea).