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PRIMARY ACTIVITY SHEET
‘From The Fury Of The Northmen
Deliver Us O Lord’
Teachers, if your school has photocopy facilities we would be grateful
if you could make copies of these worksheets as required.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
The answers to all of these questions can be found within the Viking exhibition.
1
The Vikings came from Scandinavia,
which means the following countries:
Wales, England, Scotland
Norway, Denmark, Sweden
Germany, France, Belgium
( Hint: The map at the beginning of the
exhibition will help you with this question.)
2
Who were the
Vikings?
Raiders, traders
and settlers from
Scandinavia
An American
football team
A religious order
Irish ring brooch from Snåsa, Nord Trøndelag
(female grave, 10th century.)
© Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway.
5
How long did it take to sail from Norway
to Dublin?
About seven hours
About seven days
About seven weeks
Detail of bucket from Audnedal,
Vest-Agder (female grave,
10th century, possibly Irish.)
© Museum of Cultural History,
University of Oslo, Norway.
3
Why did some Viking warships have a
dragon head on their prow?
6
What did Viking warriors wear to be
protected in battle?
The dragon was the Vikings’ main god
It made their ship sail faster
To scare the Vikings’ opponents
A helmet, a padded tunic and
a wooden shield
Full body metal armour
A modern uniform
4
What items were likely to be found
in a Viking sea-chest?
7
Name three Viking weapons.
Video games to keep them entertained
on their long journey
A compass, a pair of field glasses, a watch
and a mobile phone
Some spare clothing, a helmet, an axe,
a wooden bowl, a drinking horn
( Hint: Look at the image of weapons near the
Viking warrior.)
8
Look at the wharf and name three items
the Vikings traded with.
( Hint: Have a good look at the sea chests
in the Viking ship!)
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME
9
Have a good look at the picture of the
Viking family and write down the colours
of their clothes. Colour in the picture
to the right when you get back to school
or at home.
10
Did the Vikings wear horned helmets?
11
Name four things that are in your house
but not in a Viking house.
12
What were the names of the three main
Viking gods?
13
Write your name in Viking runes.
LOCAL HISTORY
14
In the Viking legacy section, watch out for
the touch button interactive and name
three towns in Ireland that were founded
by the Vikings.
15
Look at the bottom of the signpost and
name three places in Dublin that have a
Viking connection.
PRIMARY ANSWER SHEET
1
Norway, Denmark, Sweden.
9
Various.
2
Raiders, traders and settlers
from Scandinavia.
10
There is no evidence that Vikings ever
wore horned helmets.
3
To scare the Vikings’ opponents.
11
Various.
4
Some spare clothing, a helmet, an axe,
a wooden bowl, a drinking horn.
12
Odin, Thor and Frey.
13
Various.
5
About seven days.
14
Dublin, Wexford, Waterford,
Cork, Limerick.
6
A helmet, a padded tunic and
a wooden shield.
15
Any of the following: outlined site
of Viking houses across the road
from Dublinia; town wall built by
descendants of the Vikings along Cook
Street; Viking artefacts in the National
Museum of Ireland; Dalkey Island
used as slave camp by the Vikings;
College Green – former burial-ground of
Viking kings; Christ Church Cathedral
founded by Viking descendants
c.
1030;
Oxmantown; Clontarf – site of battle
in 1014.
7
Any of the following: swords, axes, spears,
bows and arrows.
8
Any of the following: amber, cloth,
feathers, furs, iron, salt, slaves, soapstone,
tin, walrus ivory, whetstones.
St. Michael’s Hill, Christchurch, Dublin 8
Tel: 01-679 4611 www.dublinia.ie
For further information please contact our Education Officer at
curator@dublinia.ie
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