Vikingtiden
The Viking Age
Vikingtiden var for lenge siden, for over tusen år siden.
The Viking Age was a long time ago, over a thousand years ago.
Vikingene bodde i Norge, Sverige og Danmark.
The Vikings lived in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
De var gode sjøfolk og hadde store skip som het "langskip".
They were good sailors and had large ships called "longships".
Vikingene reiste til mange land for å handle, men også for å krige.
The Vikings traveled to many countries to trade, but also to wage war.
De dro til England, Frankrike og Russland.
They went to England, France and Russia.
Noen vikinger bodde også på Island og Grønland.
Some Vikings also lived in Iceland and Greenland.
Mange historier om vikinger er veldig kjente i dag.
Many stories about Vikings are very well known today.
De brukte hjelmer, men de hadde ikke horn som mange tror.
They used helmets, but they did not have horns as many believe.
Vikingene trodde på mange guder, som Odin og Tor.
The Vikings believed in many gods, such as Odin and Thor.
Vikingtiden sluttet rundt år ett tusen ett hundre.
The Viking Age ended around the year one thousand one hundred.
Comprehension Check
Question 1 of 3
What were the Vikings' big ships called?