- in the 8th and 9th century devoted to pegan god of war Oden
- believed it was a honor to die in battle and they whould to to Valhala
- believed the war was flat
- wanted to conquer England
- did swift overnight rades and sailed not far from land
- during roman period the celts lived in Gaul and ireland/ series of different tribes
- middle ages in 6th century though 14 and 15th century
- during that time the vikings lived in sweden, denmark, and Norway
- the vikings were not christianized in midle ages but the celt did becuase they lived in the roman empire
- celts lived in ireland
- vikings lived outside roman empire (non christian traditions)
- attack england and ireland in about 7 to 9th century
- nine worlds in norss mythology
- most people went to the underworld but the woriers whent to the halls of valhala after death
- edda - stories of the gods (books of peoptry)
- Yggdrasil tree - the the great tree of the world aound at the begining of creation goes from the underworld to valhala
- a man hanged himself from the tree and came back with the knowlegde of runes (writing used for language, carvings, and divination)
- Ragnnarok - story of the great battle at the end of the world
- entire world thrown into fire all of midgaurd would die (where everyone lived)
- heimskringla - writen by Snorri Sturluson (13th century)
- most culture writen by the descendet s of the vikings
- berserkers - men acting out the animal of the hid they are wearing (initiation of all young men / have to train to be a warrier)
- Lief Ericson found iceland, greenland, and came to america 5oo years befor columbus
- had two types of ships one for river journies one for open water journeys
- primary source:http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1i.html
- burried heros in their ships
- in 1880 in Norway archielogists grave ships found willed with goods needed for a journey to the after life
- agreculteraly oriented people/ had chiefs/ life of survival/ plant grains and vegies and raised animals
- land fueds errupt and vikings creat the longships
midgard - world of human experience
Alfheimr - world of the elves
savartlfaheim - world of the black elves
vanheimr - world of the vanir (near the Don river)
muspellheim - world of fire
jotunheimr - world of the giants
nifheim - world of ice
asgard - world of the Aesir (far away, up)
hel - world of the underworld (down)
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