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The Vikings Mr. Rosse
Vikings Video • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=R 3 GM 3 F 7 JZ 2 c • While you are watching this video, think about this question: Why were Vikings not considered the first to discover North America?
The Vikings were farmers and warlike people from Scandinavia. They came to North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The Vikings came to North America around 1000 A. D. Vikings: any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of northwestern Europe and North America in the 8 th– 11 th centuries. Vikings
Scandinavia is a region of countries in Europe. The Vikings came from the modern day countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The Vikings lived in small farms. Before 1000, many Vikings left these small farms to look for new opportunities Scandinavia: A region of countries in Europe. The Vikings came from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Scandinavia
Vikings Voyage to North America • The Vikings first colonized Iceland Greenland. • They raided these colonies causing great destruction. • The Vikings continued to sail westward towards North America. • Iceland: A region of land west of Norway • Greenland: A land mass between Europe and North America.
• The Vikings had no idea what was westward of Greenland. • By 1000, the Vikings had many colonies in Iceland a few in Greenland • Colony: To settle and control new land
Erik the Red Discovered the Greenland colony Helped establish livestock farming and trading in the Greenland Colony Eric the Red Saga described his journey on the Norse exploration of North America
Longships The Longships were how the Vikings travelled to their colonies and North America. These ships were made to endure punishment of the high seas. Longships: Ships used by Vikings to travel and explore.
The Vikings did not have compasses to guide them in their exploration They used sundials to guide them. Sundials were not very accurate. Sundials: A device used by the Vikings to guide direction and distance Sundials
Viking Exploration
Vikings in North America • Leif Eriksson landed on the coast of North America. • He first discovered Helluland Markland • He sailed south and found this new land Vinland • But he did not stay. • Later on, a group of Vikings settlers did establish a colony.
• But it did not flourish. • The settlers had many problems with the Native Americans in the area. • After a while, the Viking settlers gave up and left North America.
L’Anse Aux Meadows is located on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland. The discovery of artifacts convinced historians that Vinland was Northern Newfoundland Artifacts: Something made by people L’Anse Aux Meadows: Nothernmost tip of Newfoundland L’Anse Aux Meadows
Viking Sagas The Vikings documented their journeys using sagas. Described the hardships on the journey. Showed evidence for the Viking landing in North America. Sagas: Stories of adventure
Eric the Red Saga Example • Now, when Leif sailed from Greenland during the summer, he and his men were driven out of their course to the Sudreyjar. They were slow in getting a favorable wind from this place, and they stayed there a long time during the summer. The waves crashed down on the long ships as it became clear, we were off course. He was tossed about a long time out at sea, and lighted upon lands of which before he had no expectation. There were fields of wild wheat, and the vine-tree in full growth. There were also the trees which were called maples; and they gathered of all this certain tokens; some trunks so large that they were used in house-building. Leif came upon men who had been shipwrecked, and took them home with him, and gave them shelter during the winter.
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