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Vikings
CH. 20 The Vikings
Term | Definition |
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jarls | Viking military leaders |
Berserkers | Viking warriors |
Eddas | written poems based on stories of Viking gods |
fjords | narrow bays |
saga | long tale |
runes | letters of the Viking alphabet |
Erik the Red | 1) adventurer. 2) founded a colony on the island of Greenland in 986. |
Leif Eriksson | 1) Erik the Red's son. 2) named the spot where he landed Vinland because of the wild grapes found growing there. 3) is now called Newfoundland. |
Ethelred | 1) nicknamed the Unready. 2) became king of England. |