Your tale should be consistent with the description given above for your character. Don’t mention your name in the story. Put completed stories in a box. Select one that is not your own and see how long it takes you to recognise the Viking god.
7.5
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
4, 7, 8, 9
5, 6, 10
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Identify what influence the raids on monasteries had on the Vikings in terms of religion. A. The raids brought the Vikings into contact with Buddhism. B. The raids brought the Vikings into contact with atheists. C. The raids brought the Vikings into contact with Christianity. D. The raids brought the Vikings into contact with Zen. 2. Match the Viking god to their purpose by placing the corresponding letter in the answer column.
Vikinggod
Responsibility
Odin Thor
a. Goddess of cornfields
b. God of light
Freya Balder
c. God of thunder and lightning
d. God of wisdom
Siv
e. Goddess of love and fertility
3. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. a. Polytheistic means the worship of a single god. b. Those who were victims of the Vikings’ violent raids believed them to be uncivilised heathens. c. Vikings had strict burial rituals and every fallen Viking was buried in a boat. 4. Explain how we know what we do about pagan Viking religion. Explain whether we should trust these sources. 5. Explain whether the conversion to Christianity was a slow process or a fast change. Support your answer with an explanation. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. SOURCES2 and 3 show the Ramsund Rock, which contains a scene from Viking mythology carved into a slab of rock in Sweden. a. Summarise the purpose of this carving. b. Clarify why the Vikings told tales about heroes such as Sigurd. 7. Demonstrate how historians know about Viking burial practices. 8. Examine SOURCES5 and 6 . Determine how we can tell that the person buried in the boat in SOURCE6 is likely to have been wealthier than the person buried in the runestone ‘boat’ in SOURCE5 . EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Describe how Christianity spread throughout Scandinavia. Explain what methods were used to spread the religion. 10. Evaluate the significance of the adoption of Christianity during the Viking period. In your answer, support your ideas with specific examples of how it affected Viking actions and beliefs. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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