Stonebow Vikings

THE VIKINGS IN BRITAIN

The Old Norse word Viking meant a pirate. The earliest sea-borne expeditions of the Pagan Norsemen (from Denmark and Sweden as well as Norway) were essentially violent raids for booty. The attacks on Christian monasteries in the British Isles gave the North men a fearsome reputation. Soon settlers and traders followed the raiders and flourishing towns grew up in places like York and Dublin.

This Viking coin was found in Wymeswold and was minted for Danelaw (East Anglia) around 880-930.

BBC Schools The Vikings. Click activities and help Thorkal with his shopping.
Visit this site for pure nostalgia. Noggin the Nog + Links to other Smallfilms productions.
Jorvic Viking Centre. When you are in York this museum is well worth a Visit.
The Viking Network A Norwegian website full of information.
Channel 4 Learning Viking Section
Time Team Time Line		Time Team Dark Ages
Write Your name in Runes and other links		Explore a Viking Village. These are short videos with history.
Link Pages from the Gander Academy in Newfoundland. Links to other sites around the world that have an interest in the Vikings.
A Viking site from a Canadian School
Click on this map to see Anglo Saxon England.
Click on this picture to see the Model Village made by Adam with help from his dad.