Vikings

BBC HISTORY – Vikings on Vimeo (2:31)https://vimeo.com/39594231

The third episode of BBC History’s A day in the life… that I worked on (yr 7)

Horrible Histories – Literally: The Viking Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/8qSkaAwKMD4

The Vicious Vikings belt out a soft rock classic from the brand new series. (yr 7-9) Lyrics

History of the Vikings (in One Take) | History Bombs – YouTube (5:48)https://youtu.be/wbchlhlMLPE

History of the Vikings (in One Take) by History Bombs

vic the viking – YouTube (11-12 min each)https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vic+the+viking

Loads of episodes in the cartoon series of Vic the Viking

Norse Wordshttps://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/139-norse-words

Old Norse Words in English. Without the Vikings, English would be missing some awesome words like berserk, ugly, muck, skull, knife, die, and cake!

10 Words We Got from the Vikings | Anglophenia | BBC Americahttp://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/10/10-words-we-got-from-the-vikings

One of the largest influences on the development of modern-day English comes from the Vikings.

Learn English Via listening | Pre Intermediate – Lesson 6. The Viking – YouTube (13:59)https://youtu.be/zzydeIdhu-M

A video with a whole lesson plan. Do not worry about the text in a foreign language (Vietnamese?). Read it in English below (yr 7)

Vikings and the Norman conquest | ESOL Nexushttp://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/uk-life/life-uk-test/vikings-and-norman-conquest

The Britain we live in today is a direct result of the long history of different people who have come to make it their home. Learn more about how the Vikings and The Norman Conquest changed Britain  (yr 8-9)

The Vikingshttps://www.slideshare.net/achiles75/the-vikings-49673137

THE VIKINGS – A PowerPoint Presentation By: ANA GARCÍA IBÁÑEZ, (yr 7-9) 

PPT – The Vikings and Leif Eriksson PowerPoint presentation | free to download – id: 44b2f-ZDc1Zhttp://www.powershow.com/view1/44b2f-ZDc1Z/The_Vikings_and_Leif_Eriksson_powerpoint_ppt_presentation

Who were the Vikings? A culture originating in Norway, Denmark and Sweden.  (yr 7-9)

britishstudies / Vikingshttp://britishstudies.pbworks.com/w/page/15133699/Vikings

A Viking  is one of the Scandinavian explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonised wide areas of Europe (yr 7-9)

ESL Video – A Viking storyhttp://www.eslvideo.com/eslvideo_quiz_int.php?id=18737

A listening comprehension based on a cartoon video about the Vikings. (yr 7-8)

History of the Vikings – Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.comhttp://study.com/academy/lesson/history-of-the-vikings.html

This lesson covers the history of the Vikings. We examine the Viking longships and their role in raids. – Listen and take the Quiz (yr 8-9)

The Vikings – In a nutshell – YouTube (2:07)https://youtu.be/3xIy7FoiaQY

Vikings, Norse seafarers who left their homelands in Scandinavia to raid, trade, explore, and settle (yr 7-8)

Vikings: ‘The Real Vikings’ – Who Were the Vikings? | New Season Thursday 10/9c | History – YouTube (2:30)https://youtu.be/njT-9cJAwjU

Scholars and historians explain what we know about the real Vikings and how they lived. (yr 7-9)

The Legends Behind 6 of the Most Intriguing Vikings Characters – YouTube (9:08)https://youtu.be/a7cuGHEUHkY

Here are six legends behind six awesome Vikings characters that crossed the world to terrorise it. With subtitles (yr 7-9)

Eric the Red and Leif Ericson | PBS World Explorers (4:49)https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/0ee52408-d0bf-47d1-8b17-1154566ca233/eric-the-red-and-leif-ericson

Five hundred years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, Eric the Red and his son Leif Ericson explored areas of Greenland and North America. (yr 7-9)

The Vikings! – Crash Course World History 224 – YouTube (11:17)https://youtu.be/Wc5zUK2MKNY

In which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That’s right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. (yr 8-9)

10 Misconceptions About Vikings – YouTube (7:20)https://youtu.be/gFmOlYB64ZA

10 misconceptions about Vikings. The first thing that I will tell you is that they were not giants (yr 8-9)

Greeks Romans Vikings The Founders Of Europe 3of3 The Vikings – YouTube (50:32)https://youtu.be/A1mM6L7HanU

History Documentary – English narration Greeks, Romans, Vikings: The Founders of Europe – Part 3 Vikings (yr 8-9)

Top 10 HORRIFYING Facts About VIKINGS – YouTube (8:34)https://youtu.be/pxLA3W50JGo

Present day researchers don’t think the Vikings, who were groups of unorganized clans living in the Nordic area of Europe (yr 8-9)

Vikings: ‘The Real Vikings’ – Who Was Ragnar Lothbrok? | History – YouTube (2:09)https://youtu.be/-ph21_eFXlU

Vikings, Who Was Ragnar Lothbrok? (yr 9)

Why the Vikings Disappeared – YouTube (6:20)https://youtu.be/qvbLLkBWq-E

The Vikings were infamous in the Middle Ages for their raids against the coasts of Northern Europe. Their age, however, was quite brief (yr 9)

The Viking Age Began in Denmark – YouTube (7:16)https://youtu.be/4kyRjRWRou8

The Viking age is officially dated to start at the end of the 8th century, but this Danish narrator tells a different story. (yr 9)

Viking Worksheetshttp://bogglesworldesl.com/viking_worksheets.htm

These articles can be a communication activity or a simple reading comprehension activity. More Worksheets: iSL collective 

Explore Earth – Google Earth Educationhttps://www.google.com/earth/education/explore-earth/

BBC – History – Ancient History in depth: Viking Questhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml

Play the game of ‘Viking Quest’, which takes you back to AD 793. Can you build a ship, cross the seas, loot a monastery and return home to claim your prize?

BBC – History: Vikingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/

The story of the Vikings in Britain is one of conquest, expulsion, extortion, and reconquest. Their lasting legacy was the formation of the independent kingdoms of England and Scotland.