DK Eyewitness Books - Viking

20 Discovering new lands TȩȦȷȪȬȪȯȨȴȸȦȳȦȥȢȳȪȯȨȦȹȱȭȰȳȦȳȴ. In search of new land, they sailed their slender ships into the froz ...

21 Greenland Animal head WHALEBONE AX The Inuit in Greenland made weapons from the bones of seals, whales, and caribou. This wha ...

22 A Viking fort TȩȦȷȪȬȪȯȨȴȣȶȪȭȵȧȰȶȳ great circular forts in Denmark. Two of them, at Aggersborg and Fyrkat, are on the Jutla ...

23 Iron blade, badly rusted now Silver, inlaid in geometric patterns Projections called finials decorate t he gables GUARDING TH ...

24 Other ships TȩȦȷȪȬȪȯȨȴȣȶȪȭȵȴȩȪȱȴ and boats of many shapes and sizes, suited to different waters and uses. They were all va ...

25 ROAR EGE, FRONT VIEW NamedRoar Ege, this is a replica of the merchant ship from Roskilde on the previous page. It was special ...

26 Trading east and west TȩȦȷȪȬȪȯȨȴȸȦȳȦȨȳȦȢȵȵȳȢȥȦȳȴ who traveled far beyond Scandinavia buying and selling goods. The riches ...

27 Spruce-wood stick Twelve unfinished iron ax heads Fur hat Brooch to hold t he cloak in place Cross Warm wool cloak Thor’s ham ...

PEASANT WARRIOR This peasant was not rich, and dressed simply. But he was a freeman, and owned his own farm, which his wife woul ...

MAMMEN CHIEFTAIN Fine clothes, tablecloths, white bread, and silver cups were all signs of nobility. This man is wearing a recon ...

BONE SMOOTH One of a woman’s main responsibilities was making clothes for the whole family (pp. 44–45). After she had woven a pi ...

31 WELL COMBED Combs carved out of bone or antler have been found all over the Viking world. These two are from Birka in Sweden. ...

32 At home HȰȮȦȭȪȧȦȳȦȷȰȭȷȦȥ around a central hall or living room. The layout was much the same all over the Viking world. A lo ...

33 Roof rafters Purlin, a pole t hat holds up t he main roof rafters Door into t he main hall, t he house’s only room Thin layer ...

FIT FOR A QUEEN Horseradish was one of the seasonings found in the Oseberg burial ship (pp. 54–57), along with wheat, oats, and ...

PATCHED This clay cooking pot has four holes where a patch was stuck over a crack. BERRY TASTY Berries and wild fruits such as a ...

BȦȢȳȴȸȰȭȷȦȴ, mink, foxes, deer, and wild boar all roamed the dark forests of Norway and Sweden. Whales, otters, seals, walruse ...

37 GRIPPING BEAST Acrobatic figures called gripping beasts became popular in Viking art in the 9th century. This playful animal ...

38 Farming MȰȴȵȷȪȬȪȯȨȴȸȦȳȦȧȢȳȮȦȳȴ. They often had to work infertile land in harsh weather. The difficult conditions led many ...

39 FLOUR POWER Grain was ground into flour with a quern stone. This one comes from a Viking farm at Ribblehead in Yorkshire, Eng ...