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The region of northern Europe where the Vikings originated, encompassing modern-day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
- Britannia
- Germania
- Scandinavia
- Iberia
The type of sleek, fast ship with a shallow draft that allowed Vikings to navigate both open seas and shallow rivers.
- Longship
- Galleon
- Trireme
- Caravel
The Norse god of thunder who wielded the mighty hammer Mjolnir.
- Odin
- Thor
- Loki
- Freya
The chief of the Norse gods, known as the Allfather, who sacrificed an eye for wisdom.
- Thor
- Freyr
- Tyr
- Odin
The Viking explorer credited as the first European to reach North America, around 500 years before Columbus.
- Erik the Red
- Ragnar Lothbrok
- Leif Erikson
- Harald Hardrada
The paradise in Norse mythology where warriors slain in battle were taken by Valkyries to feast with Odin.
- Valhalla
- Asgard
- Midgard
- Helheim
The term for the period from roughly 793 to 1066 CE when Vikings raided, traded, and settled across Europe.
- The Dark Ages
- The Viking Age
- The Iron Age
- The Migration Period
The writing system of angular characters carved into stone, wood, and bone that Vikings used for inscriptions.
- Hieroglyphics
- Cuneiform
- Ogham
- Runes
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