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This sheet describes a number of different fields and asks you to choose which ones you think would be most likely to have interesting archaeology hidden underground. It then asks you to decide which materials you would be most likely to dig up. Lastly you can draw the grass in on a cross-section to show how tall it grows over different features, forming lines seen on aerial photos.

Here is a map of Britain in Viking times: but it needs labelling. Use the descriptions to work out which kingdom is which and colour them by cultural background. Don't forget to mark up the Danelaw too!

This sheet shows a cartoon strip telling the story of the Viking, Ragnarr Lothbrok, and the subsequent arrival of the Vikings in Britain and their encounter with King Edmund of East Anglia. The speech bubbles, however, are blank and you must fill in what the characters are saying. You could also cut up the six pictures prior to presenting them to those doing the activity and ask them to put them in the correct order. Now includes story.

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Use the eighteen argument cards to have a debate about whether or not King Ivar the Boneless of York was dusabled, yet mighty, monarch. Compete with teacher's notes.

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This sheet suggests a scenario following the famous Viking Raid on Lindisfarne in AD 793 and asks you to write a letter to the local Archbishop.

This iconic warship had lots of different parts. Use the descriptions to label them. Then take a look at numbers and measurements.

Draw your idea of what a dragon head should really look like on a Viking longship. There are several contemporary versions shown which you can use for inspiration.

Everyone's heard of longships, but most Viking ships in British waters were called Knorrs. They were used for trading and travelling. If you were coming to Britain in one, what would you need to bring with you?

This sheet shows a two ancient houses: one Viking and one Saxon. You are asked what differences you can see between the two. Same as Saxon V. Viking Houses Sheet.

This sheet shows a two ancient houses: one Viking and one Pictish. You are asked what differences you can see between the two. Same as Pictish V. Viking Houses Sheet.

Here is a Viking Great Hall. There are several comparisons to examine, then fill in the blanks.

Viking Towns Sheet

This sheet shows a street in a Viking town in Britain. look at the picture and imagine the sights, sounds and smells. Write a description of what your senses would have picked up.

Viking Sauna Sheet

Use this multi-activity sheet to explore how Vikings used their saunas and why they were considered good for them. Then practice drawing facial expressions to match the volcanic pool scenarios.

This sheet shows pictures of lots of food items. You must identify which ones were eaten by the Vikings in the Dark Ages. Same as Saxon/British Food Sheet.

Many Viking ladies used whalebone ironing boards with glass irons to smooth their clothes and help themselves look good. Use this half-decorated version from the famous Scar Boat Burial in the Orkneys to help you practice 'mirror image' drawing.

This double page sheet shows the Viking alphabet and asks you translate the secret messages with your friends. Different from the Saxon Runes Sheet.

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This sheet has a game board and rules for playing the ancient Viking game of Hnefatafl (known in Old English as Taefel and in Welsh as Tawl-Bwrdd). Basically the same as the Saxon Taefel & British Tawl-Bwrdd Game Sheets.

This sheet shows pictures of two Vikings: A man and a woman. You are asked to describe how they look different from how we dress today.

Make six of your very own Viking villager finger puppets with this easy-to-use cut-out sheet. 

This sheet shows a Viking and a Saxon warrior and asks you to look for differences between what they are wearing. Same as the Saxon & Viking Costume Comparison Sheet.

Make six of your very own Viking warrior finger puppets with this easy-to-use cut-out sheet. 

With this easy-to-use cut-out sheet, make three of your very own finger puppets of wild animals now extinct in Britain.

Most people have an image of what Viking warriors looked like in their minds; but is this accurate? Look at the typical picture of a Viking warrior and then look at the contemporary carvings. Decide what a real warrior was like and draw him.

Examine this brooch, found at Pitney in Somerset, carefully. Follow the swirls and work out what joins up with what. Then think about what it is you're looking at. Includes suggestions.

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Many Viking hoards of treasure have been found in Britain. Use this sheet to draw in your own dream treasure from this time. Then have a think about why someone might have hidden it back then. 

The Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo wasn't the only boat burial in Britain. The Vikings did them too and the finest one found so far was at Scar on Sanday in the Orkney Isles. Here is its plan. List what you can see. Think about ages and religion, and explain what you think happened here.

This sheet shows four Viking gods and a list of their names, each with an identifying feature. Basically the same as the Saxon Gods Sheet.

This sheet shows three Viking goddesses and a list of their names, each with an identifying feature. 

This two-page sheet shows the remaining section of Thorwold's Cross from the Isle of Man. Draw in the rest and examine the bottom left illustration closely. Read the pagan myths and decide which one it is. Why would this be shown on a Christian preaching cross?

The church in Viking times wasn't that much different from the Anglo-Saxon church; but the Vikings did bring their own style with them. So examine the cross and the church and answer the questions.

Viking art was so full of swirls that it was sometimes difficult to tell what the main feature actually was. Here are Viking animals discovered across Britain, but what are they?

This sheet shows two pictures of King Canute presenting a reliquary cross to the New Minster at Winchester, but the second image has been copied wrongly and you must find the 12 differences.