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The Vikings
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History
9th Grade
02/29/2008

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What did the Europeans call the Vikings?
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Northmen
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Who were the Vikings?
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Famous Viking warriors that came from Scandinavian countries.

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What were the favorite targets of the Vikings?
Definition
small seacost towns,churchs,monastries
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Who were the Beserkers?

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Most fiercest Viking warriors, who prepared for battle by eating wild plants and other foods that drugged them and made them crazed.

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What is the name of the Viking letters?
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Runes
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What kind of materials did Vikings write on?
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Rocks
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Who was Erik the Red?

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Leif Eriksson's dad; A Viking sailor
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What was Erik the red claim to fame for?
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He discovered Greenland
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What was Vinland?
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Where Leif Eriksson sailed to when he went to North America
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What eventually brought an end to Viking raids?
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Vikings became Christians
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