History
History- Everyday life for the Vikings
This session looks at the daily life of Vikings. You will approach how we know about people who lived a long time ago, how Vikings lived their lives and what Viking culture was really like.
Step 1:
Watch this short video about how archaeologists can learn about the past by using poo:
It may be disgusting yet this was a valuable find to help us understand more about the Viking way of life.
Step 2:
Watch this video to see an example of a Viking settlement in Norway:
The video is a companion to the website which you will use to complete your task in step 3.
Step 3:
Access the following website:
Open the ‘Viking Daily Life Worksheet’ to record the information found on the website. If you are unable to print the worksheet you can draw the table out on a piece of paper. You can also see the worksheet below.
Read through the information on the website, filling in the relevant section of the worksheet.