Icelandic is the language of the Vikings. We will see them attacking Ireland, and a lot of places will become Christianized. The Viking raids happen between the 8th and 11th centers. The Vikings come down the coast, and they never sail out of sight of land because they thought the world was flat. If they died in battle they would meet this one God. Norse men are known as the people from Norway and Sweden. The Edda. The old we poetry, the younger one id known as prose, these were stories.. Made in the 13th century. Eventually the Vikings were also Christianized. Heimskringla is the book of sagas about the kings, written by Snorri Sturluson. Primary Source- the books are not written until the Vikings are Christianized.We are Midgard, to the north is Alfheimr, land of the elves. To the south is Svartafaheim, the land of the black elves. To the East, Jotinheimer, the giants and fire, To the west is Niflheim, land of the ice. Up is Asgard- god's wold, and down is Hel. Like Nioavellir. Across os Ginnungagap- which is a place where no one lives. The runes where the things that they used to tell the future, they used them to consult then they decided what to do, they came from the Yggdrasil is an very important tree.

They came from Scandinavia. They buried people in ships with the goods they would need for the after life. The Viking life was one of survival, it was very cold and difficult to stay alive. Usually the Vikings ran in a town, got something they wanted, and left. But later they started to build a important sjip, the long ship. No one is the king of them.