This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 1 video.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
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5.5 The Norsemen
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Objectives for this lesson
At the end of this lesson...
... explain how Norse society was organised
... explain why and how Norsemen spread in all directions from Scandinavia
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What do you know about Norsemen?
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Visitors from the North
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Vikings from Scandinavia
What is the best way to travel within Scandinavia?
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Ships the Norsemen used
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Advantage
Shallow location 1 meter depth
Very stable
Spacious
Beach landing
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Vikings/ Norsemen
Characteristics:
Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Small villages.
Good boats.
Food shortage in Scandinavia.
Trade and war.
Walhalla.
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Norsemen
Rond het jaar 900 vertrekken de Noormannen (of Vikingen) vanuit Scandinavie.
De Vikingen hebben erg goede schepen.
Ze gebruikten hun schepen om handel te drijven, maar ook om op rooftocht te gaan.
De Vikingen geloofden dat ze in het Walhalla (de Vikinghemel) kwamen als zij dapper vochten. Sterven in de strijd was de hoogte mogelijke eer. Valt het je ook op dat de Vikingen op de afbeelding helmen zonder hoorns dragen... Dat komt omdat de hoorns er later bij bedacht zijn, in het echt hadden ze dat helemaal niet!
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Leif Eriksson
Leif Eriksson was an Icelandic explorer who is considered the first European to set foot on North American soil nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus and named it Vinland.
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Unrest in Europe
After Charlemagne's death, his empire is divided into three parts (843):
East: grandson Louis the German
West: grandson Karel de Kale
Middle: Grandson Emperor Lothair
Wars weakened the emperor's power in the Netherlands
In addition: looting by vikings
843: Vikings plunder Dorestad, near Utrecht
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Charlemagne comes into conflict with the Normans:
1. His enemies, the Saxons, were friends of the Normans.
2. The Normans wanted to conquer the riches of his territory.
3. The Normans did not want to convert to Christianity.
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The Viking Raids
Starting 793
Every summer
Across Europe
Little resistance
Lots of treasures
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Less looting from the 11th century, because:
-The Normans mixed with the local population.
-The Normans converted to Christianity.
-The Normans made treaties with the princes in Europe
(Normandy on loan)
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Germanic/Norse Mythology
The people of northern Europe believed in gods named Wodan/Odin and Donar/Thor and many others.
We now celebrate Christmas and other festivals at the times when these people celebrated their religious festivals.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
