Find the following books about Vikings in the iCentre:
Geipel, John. The great adventure of the Vikings (948.02/GEI)
Martell, Hazel mark. Food and feasts with the Vikings (394.1/MAR)
Odijk, Pamela. The Vikings (948/ODI)
David Salariya, David. Vikings and their travels (948/SAL)
Ganeri, Anita. Raiders and traders (948/GAN)
Salariya, David. The Viking facts of Life (948/NOR)
Martell, Hazel mark. Food and feasts with the Vikings (394.1/MAR)
Odijk, Pamela. The Vikings (948/ODI)
David Salariya, David. Vikings and their travels (948/SAL)
Ganeri, Anita. Raiders and traders (948/GAN)
Salariya, David. The Viking facts of Life (948/NOR)
Start with these excellent websites:
BBC History. Viking Religion. by Gareth Williams
Legends and Chronicles. Vikings. Click on the sections that match your topics
Viking Culture. How stuff works
History on the net: Vikings
Q-files: Everyday life of the Vikings
Hurstwic: Viking Age History (an excellent site to learn about Viking way of life.)
VIDEO CONTENT
Who were the Vikings (42 min)
1000AD: a tour of the Viking world (57 min)
Vikings (History Channel) (90 min)
OR choose a video from our CLICKVIEW PLAYLIST. Log into CLICKVIEW using your DoE details.
Access articles from History Magazines:
BBC History Magazine. Articles about Vikings
Legends and Chronicles. Vikings. Click on the sections that match your topics
Viking Culture. How stuff works
History on the net: Vikings
Q-files: Everyday life of the Vikings
Hurstwic: Viking Age History (an excellent site to learn about Viking way of life.)
VIDEO CONTENT
Who were the Vikings (42 min)
1000AD: a tour of the Viking world (57 min)
Vikings (History Channel) (90 min)
OR choose a video from our CLICKVIEW PLAYLIST. Log into CLICKVIEW using your DoE details.
Access articles from History Magazines:
BBC History Magazine. Articles about Vikings
Hedeby: a Viking Museum
Hedeby and Danevirke. A website dedicated to the archaeological dig.
Artefacts from Hedeby. (The world tree project: an interactive digital archive for teachers and students) A range of different artefacts from the museum, click on each for detailed descriptions of each item.
Hedeby (Ancient History Encyclopedia)
Artefacts from Hedeby. (The world tree project: an interactive digital archive for teachers and students) A range of different artefacts from the museum, click on each for detailed descriptions of each item.
Hedeby (Ancient History Encyclopedia)
Visit another Viking Museums:
The National Museum of Denmark (natmus.dk)
Viking Ship Museum (www.khm.uio.no)
Gamla Uppsala Museum (www.raa.se)
The Árni Magnússon Institute (www.arnastofnun.is)
Jorvik Viking Centre
Artefacts at a glance:
Use these websites to kick start your investigations into a typical Viking artefact. Click on an image to find out more.
Immerse yourself in Primary sources:
In the study of history as an academic discipline, a Primary Source is an artefact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study.
Vikingskibs Museet: Information about the archaeological evidence as well as written texts
BBC History: How do we know about the Vikings
The 15 best Viking artefacts
National Museum of Denmark. The Viking Age
A history of the Vikings in 10 extraordinary objects (Guardian article)
BBC History: Viking Dig reports
An Elite Viking's Prized Posessions (National Geographic)
Thousands of objects discovered in Scandinavia's first Viking City (Science Nordic)
The Lewis Chessmen (British Museum)
The Viking Longhouse: a crowded cozy home (History on the Net)
Article: thousands of artefacts emerge from lost Viking city of the seas-masters (Ancient origins)
Vikingskibs Museet: Information about the archaeological evidence as well as written texts
BBC History: How do we know about the Vikings
The 15 best Viking artefacts
National Museum of Denmark. The Viking Age
A history of the Vikings in 10 extraordinary objects (Guardian article)
BBC History: Viking Dig reports
An Elite Viking's Prized Posessions (National Geographic)
Thousands of objects discovered in Scandinavia's first Viking City (Science Nordic)
The Lewis Chessmen (British Museum)
The Viking Longhouse: a crowded cozy home (History on the Net)
Article: thousands of artefacts emerge from lost Viking city of the seas-masters (Ancient origins)
Discover more: Viking historians and academic writings
The truth about Vikings; Yale historian looks at the myths vs the history
University of Nottingham Centre for the study of the Viking age. Links to current Viking research
The Viking Diaspora. Judith Jesch (Google Books)
The Viking Expansion: Climate, population, plunder. John C Sharpe
The wrath of the northmen: Vikings and their memory. Christina von Nolcken
The transnational Viking Dag Blanck
Viking raids in Britain (includes quotes from historians). Ancient history encyclopedia
Norse mythology (includes quotes from historians) Ancient history encyclopedia
University of Nottingham Centre for the study of the Viking age. Links to current Viking research
The Viking Diaspora. Judith Jesch (Google Books)
The Viking Expansion: Climate, population, plunder. John C Sharpe
The wrath of the northmen: Vikings and their memory. Christina von Nolcken
The transnational Viking Dag Blanck
Viking raids in Britain (includes quotes from historians). Ancient history encyclopedia
Norse mythology (includes quotes from historians) Ancient history encyclopedia
Dive deeper: Five Academic articles (available as .pdfs in the iCentre)
Lund, Nils. Allies or Gods: Viking expansion from a European Perspective.
Hoglund, Cara. Nordic Religions in the Viking Age.
Sawyer, Peter: The Viking Expansion ( Cambridge History of Scandinavia Part 2 Chapter 5)
Roesdahl, Else & Sorensen, Preben Meulengracht. Viking Culture (Cambridge History of Scandinavia Part 2 Chapter 6)
Barrett, James H. What caused the Viking Age?
These articles by academics are available in the iCentre as .pdf docs. Mrs South can email them to you or you can look at the printed version in the iCentre. Other articles available via the State Library of NSW database are available on request. See the Librarian.
Hoglund, Cara. Nordic Religions in the Viking Age.
Sawyer, Peter: The Viking Expansion ( Cambridge History of Scandinavia Part 2 Chapter 5)
Roesdahl, Else & Sorensen, Preben Meulengracht. Viking Culture (Cambridge History of Scandinavia Part 2 Chapter 6)
Barrett, James H. What caused the Viking Age?
These articles by academics are available in the iCentre as .pdf docs. Mrs South can email them to you or you can look at the printed version in the iCentre. Other articles available via the State Library of NSW database are available on request. See the Librarian.
Making an artefact
Start here: 15 awesome Viking themed artefacts
or search for craft ideas and activities for Viking artefacts, long houses, ships, clothing etc.
A search strategy could be:
VIKINGS + CRAFT + ARTEFACT
VIKINGS + CRAFT + ITEM (eg longhouse, clothing, brooch, ship, amulet, etc)
VIKINGS DIORAMA + MAKE
or string your own set of search terms together.
Make sure you also check out the IMAGES tab for ideas - search Pinterest or Instagram for pictures of other peoples designs.
or search for craft ideas and activities for Viking artefacts, long houses, ships, clothing etc.
A search strategy could be:
VIKINGS + CRAFT + ARTEFACT
VIKINGS + CRAFT + ITEM (eg longhouse, clothing, brooch, ship, amulet, etc)
VIKINGS DIORAMA + MAKE
or string your own set of search terms together.
Make sure you also check out the IMAGES tab for ideas - search Pinterest or Instagram for pictures of other peoples designs.