Answer: 18th
The term "Viking" comes from the Old Norse noun 'viking' which referred to an overseas expedition. The term was adopted by historians in the 18th Century to describe the Scandinavian raiders who attacked and settled in Britain from the late 8th century. It was only in the 20th Century that the meaning of the word "Viking" extended to all the people of Scandinavia who lived at that time, not just the seaborne raiders. Thus, the period from the late 8th to the mid 11th century is now known collectively as the "Viking Age".
From Quiz: The Truth About Vikings
Answer: The Danelaw
In 886 Alfred the Great signed a peace treaty with the Danes which effectively partitioned England. To ensure the continuous safty of his people, Alfred built up defences to his kingdom. Danish raiders continued to harass the coast, so he established a navy to protect his people.
From Quiz: Age of the Vikings
Answer: Sweyn Forkbeard
Canute was the son of Sweyn Forkbeard, the most feared Norseman of his time. Harald Bluetooth was Canute's grandfather, Gorm the Old was his great-grandfather, and Hardicanute his great-great-grandfather. Gorm the Old is considered the first king of Denmark.
From Quiz: King Canute
Answer: 793
The Viking Age is believed to have begin in 793, when the first recorded raid occured at Lindisfarne in Northumbria.
From Quiz: Vikings History
Answer: Old Norse
Old Norse is the language of the famous Eddas and sagas. The language has changed little, and speakers of modern Icelandic are able to read the Viking Eddas with little difficulty. The Icelandic capital of Reykjavik can be translated as "smoky bay."
From Quiz: 'Ware the Norsemen
Answer: Bjarni Herjolfsson
Herjolfsson, an Icelandic trader, first sighted North America in 986 AD after he was driven there by a storm. Leif bought his ship and tried to retrace the journey according to Herjolfsson's account.
From Quiz: The History and Culture of the Vikings
Answer: 600-700 A.D.
They were constructed from an old rowing-boat-type that was used by the Vikings. This boat-type was used until the ninth century.
From Quiz: The Viking Ships
Answer: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
According to Wikipedia:
"The term 'Scandinavia' usually refers to Denmark, Norway and Sweden, but Finland and even Iceland are sometimes included".
From Quiz: Vikings
Answer: cattle bones
From Quiz: Viking Culture
Answer: 793
"It was the summer of seven ninety three..."
Perhaps you remembered this from listening to the Horrible Histories team's rock song on the Vikings? Either way, 793 is the date generally used by British historians as the beginning of the Viking Age in Britain, due to the attack on Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland.
It is believed the Inner Hebridies of Scotland were under Viking control by 847. 802 was when the island and religious community of Iona in Scotland was sacked.
From Quiz: The Truth About Vikings
Answer: Rollo
Rollo, known in Icelandic sources as Hrolfur, was nicknamed Gongu-Hrolfur because he was so huge that no horse could carry him and he had to walk. In 911, King Charles III granted him the lands of Normandy in exchange for his promise to defend France against further Viking inroads.
From Quiz: Age of the Vikings
Answer: He divided the entire country into four parts
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in 1017 AD, Canute divided the country into four military zones: Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria. Originally, the three main earls ruling England were Thorkell the Tall, Eadric Streona, and Erik of Norway. Canute governed Wessex personally. Over the course of his reign, other earls and earldoms would appear in charters.
From Quiz: King Canute
Answer: Raven
The raven is often believed to have been used by the pre-Christian armies of Scandinavian warbands, there has even been found evidence suggesting this. The raven was a sacred animal in the Norse religion, because of the two ravens that sat on each of Odin's shoulders. Since Odin was a god of war, his ravens also became associated with war.
From Quiz: Vikings History
Answer: Thorvaldson
Eric's father, Thorvald, was an outlaw in Norway so he moved to Iceland. Eric, however, repeated history by becoming an outlaw in Iceland and had to move to Greenland.
From Quiz: The History and Culture of the Vikings
Answer: Karv
The karv was used for local travelling along the coast. The longships are identical with the karv, except that they are larger.
From Quiz: The Viking Ships
Answer: land taking
From Quiz: Viking Culture
Answer: Havrsfjord
Harald faced, c.890, a confederate fleet of Norwegian chieftains and independent "kings" off Stavanger and won a resounding victory.
From Quiz: Age of the Vikings
Answer: all of these
Vikings usually established temporary trading settlements in Russia, though the ones in Kiev and Novgorod were more permanent. The Vikings used the Russian rivers to navigate through the country. They would portage their boats around rough water.
From Quiz: The Viking Age
Answer: Aelfgifu and Emma
Aelfgifu, technically Canute's concubine, was a Saxon lady who belonged to a very powerful family. She bore him two sons, Sweyn and Harold Harefoot. Harold Harefoot ruled England for five years as Harold I.
Canute's official wife was Emma of Normandy. She had previously been the wife of Aethelred the Unready, Canute's defeated foe. Canute and Emma had two children: Hardicanute and Gunhilda. Hardicanute became the king of England after Harold Harefoot's death.
From Quiz: King Canute
Answer: Hafrsfjord
The battle of Hafsfjord was the last of the many great battles fought by Harald Fairhair to unite Norway. After that battle he ruled for about 60 years (according to tradition), with little resistance in Norway. However after his death and then his son Håkon's death in 961, troubles began again for the young Kingdom of Norway.
From Quiz: Vikings History
Answer: the futhark
The Vikings had slightly different runes depending on geographic region, but they all called the collection of runes the futhark. The original Germanic Elder-futhark had 24 characters, but later was pared down to 16 by various Viking groups. It is named for the first six characters: Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raido, and Kauno.
From Quiz: 'Ware the Norsemen
Answer: Newfoundland
Newfoundland, the area where Leif Ericson landed, was called Vinland ("Wineland") because of the grapes that grew there.
From Quiz: The History and Culture of the Vikings
Answer: Trading
This was the most commonly built ship-type in the Viking fleet. It was tougher and broader than the longshps, and could carry both men, cargo and animals. The oarholes were concentrated in the front or in the back, and the cargo was stored in the centre of the boat.
From Quiz: The Viking Ships
Answer: skraelings
From Quiz: Viking Culture
Answer: Knarrs
Knarrs had a shorter, wider and deeper hull compared to those designed for longships allowing them to carry more cargo. They were used to transport items such as wool, ivory, timbers, furs and pelts as well as slaves. The only knarr ship that has been found relatively well preserved was discovered in Roskilde Ford in 1962 and is currently undergoing restoration at the Viking Ship Museum there.
The other ships are all types of longships.
From Quiz: The Truth About Vikings
Answer: Jomsborg
Archaeologists have identified it with the port and island of Wolin near the mouth of the River Oder in Poland.
From Quiz: Age of the Vikings
Answer: grave goods
Grave goods were a deceased Viking's best or favorite things. The items found in Viking grave sites give a glimpse of their daily life. Cooking utensils, furniture, gold and silver and even long boats have been excavated from Viking Age graves.
From Quiz: The Viking Age
Answer: His older brother died without an heir
While Canute had been helping his father conquer England, Denmark had been left to the care of Canute's older brother Harald. In 1019 AD, Harald died and apparently left no viable heir. Canute swiftly traveled to his homeland, and claimed Denmark as his birthright. He found little opposition and peacefully acceded to the Danish throne. England, however, remained his primary home and the seat of his power.
From Quiz: King Canute
Answer: 872
The year was 872 is that given by Snorri and by tradition, but Saxo Grammaticus however sat it as far back as 852.
From Quiz: Vikings History
Answer: Iceland
After Norway took away Iceland's independence, the power of the Althing slowly diminished. In 1800, the legislative body was suspended, but was reconvened in 1843 and has continued since.
The Isle of Man has the longest 'continuous' parliament, which commenced in 1077. Nonetheless, the Althing is still the oldest legislature although suspended for 43 years.
From Quiz: The History and Culture of the Vikings
Answer: Bjarni Herjolffson
However, there is only one old source for the claim and that is an Icelandic saga - which means that the source is not reliable.
From Quiz: Vikings
Answer: peregrine falcon
From Quiz: Viking Culture
Answer: Byzantine
The Byzantium Emperors used Viking mercenaries as their own personal guard and they became known as Varangians. The empire later became the Ottoman Empire.
From Quiz: The Truth About Vikings
Answer: Walter Scott
Scott published a precis in English of one of the Icelandic sagas (Eyrbyggja Saga, 1813) and wrote a novel set in the northern Isles of Scotland but rooted in their Viking past, "The Pirate" (1822).
From Quiz: Age of the Vikings
Answer: missionaries
Vikings were renowned as daring explorers, crafty traders and talented craftsmen. Spreading religion was not a top priority. They traveled and traded as far east as Constantinople and Jerusalem. They built longboats capable of sailing across the Atlantic in search of new lands. They created intricate jewelry of great beauty.
From Quiz: The Viking Age
Answer: Earl Godwin
Earl Godwin rose from obscure beginnings to become one of the most powerful men in England. While he was a major player in Canute's England, he later became the man who controlled three other kings: Harold I, Hardicanute, and Edward the Confessor. His sons all became great earls, and his daughter married King Edward the Confessor.
From Quiz: King Canute
Answer: Nordvegr
It is Nordvegr, or one can say Nordveg, depending on context. It means the "Road to the north" - "From Skiringsal to Hålogaland" as Ottar said it.
From Quiz: Vikings History
Answer: Leidang
In case of emergency, each region had a standing fleet of ships ready to counter the enemy. They were large longships with 25-30 rooms.
From Quiz: The Viking Ships
Answer: Leif Ericson
Roland and Bjader are not real.
From Quiz: Vikings