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16. Why did the Vikings stop being vicious?

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First, we'll look at what being a Viking was all about, like raiding, exploring and finding America!

© Paul Letters Length 17 min 23 February 2019 HistoryEducational UK Episodic

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© Paul Letters Length 17 min 23 February 2019 HistoryEducational UK Episodic

Season 1 Teaser with James and Dad

Season 1 Teaser with James and Dad

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

First, we'll look at what being a Viking was all about, like raiding, exploring and finding America!

Then we'll investigate, why did the Vikings stopped being Vikings?

Questions for after you've listened are below and can be heard right at the end, after the out-takes.

Questions for after you've listened:

Name 3 countries of today where Vikings came from: What does the word "Viking" mean? About how many years before Columbus did the Vikings reach North America? Name some European countries that the Vikings attacked Name two places outside of Europe that the Vikings attacked How long were Viking boats? Can you remember any reasons why the Vikings eventually stopped acting like Vikings? When a Viking leader died where would he be buried? Look on our webpage for images that accompany each episode.

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Instrumental music by Kevin MacLeod

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© Paul Letters | 17 min

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