The Vikings

• These are the long boats. The Vikings went on long journeys far away in these.

clothes

• wool and linen• Like most people in Europe at the time, the Vikings used wool more than

anything else for making clothes. The Vikings brought sheep with them to the islands they settled in the North Atlantic for wool and meat. Clothes were spun and woven by the women. They also dyed the cloth with mineral and vegetable dyes of red, green, brown, yellow or blue.

• Linen was also used for clothes. Even today you can find viking age place name in Scandinavia like "Lin-åker" (lin= linen/flax, åker= field).

THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF

• The battle of Clontarf, fought outside Dublin on Good Friday, 23 April 1014, was the greatest battle of the early period of Irish history. Its lustre has not, over the intervening centuries, been dimmed; rather has its fame increased, so that it has come to be remembered as an event of a golden age, a mighty feat of arms of which

Ireland was capable 'ere her faithless sons betrayed her'.

Jewellery• Displays of wealth were also seen in the jewellery

worn by both men and women, although in truth the men were the real peacocks! Often made of copper, bronze, silver or even gold, the Vikings loved jewellery, particularly heavy twisted bangles and neck torques. They would wear necklaces of amber and/or coloured glass beads as well as pendants, many of which represented the Gods. Often they would sew expensive braid – known as tablet weaving – to the hems, collars and cuffs of their best tunics.

• SCANDINAVIA • The name Viking is a

loanword from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. Vikings travelled to the west and Varangians.

Vikings Language• When the Vikings came

to Dublin they introduced some words to the Irish language. These are some of the words still in use today:

• Brea-fine, good • Ancaire-anchor• Pingin-pennys• Bad-boat • Margad-market• Cilling-shilling

Viking Map

• The Vikings came to Ireland in 700 to 1100 AD

• They were in Cork, Wexford, Dublin and battle of Clontarf.

The End

By Aoife