Y10 L6 - Viking beliefs

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Y10 L6 - Viking beliefs

What term was used for free farmers in Viking society?

1. Bondi
2. Drengrs
3. Einherjar
4. Valkyries

What was the title for a noble in Viking society?

1. Hirdmen
2. Hersirs
3. Jarls
4. Berserkers

Which region was the home of the Vikings?

1. Iberian Peninsula
2. Scandinavia
3. Anatolia
4. Balkans

What term was used to refer to the slave class in Viking society?

1. Skalds
2. Huscarls
3. Chieftains
4. Thralls

What type of ship were the Vikings known for using?

1. Schooners
2. Galleons
3. Frigates
4. Longships

What was the name of Odin's eight-legged horse?

1. Sleipnir
2. Frey
3. Mjollnir
4. Huginn

Who was the God associated with poetry and wisdom?

1. Odin
2. Thor
3. Frey
4. Freya

Which god was known as the God of Thunder and Lightning?

1. Thor
2. Freya
3. Odin
4. Frey

What was the name of the giant ash tree at the center of the universe?

1. Yggdrasil
2. Bifrost
3. Ymir
4. Fenrir

According to Viking belief, where would the world end?

1. Final battle of Ragnarok
2. Eternal darkness
3. Invasion of evil creatures
4. Natural disasters

What did the three norns control at the roots of Yggdrasil?

1. Past, present, and future
2. Weather, time, and seasons
3. Destiny, success, and failure
4. Birth, life, and death

Who lived in an underworld called Hel?

1. Dwarves, Valkyries, Valkyries
2. Giants, Trolls, Elves
3. Dwarves, Gods, Valkyries
4. Giants, Dwarves, Valkyries

Where did the Gods live according to Viking belief?

1. Niflheim
2. Jotunheim
3. Asgard
4. Valhalla