Vikings

You will be working in 4 groups of 4 people each.

Group 1 - family and houses: Select 3 to 5  facts on your topic including the role of members in the typical Viking family. You have to find out what kind of duties does each person have. (You should concentrate on women and men only).  Write a piece of diary about the every day life of a typical Viking family. You have to search for the essential information on the websites below:  

http://www.arild-hauge.com/elife.htm                                                                                       http://www.viking.no/e/index.html                                                                                           http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/women_01.shtml

Group 2 - religion and customs: You have to learn about two interesting Vikings' customs connected with their religion and entertainment (eg. burial and a game) Present your results in a role play or a form of a narration. Engage the whole class.    

http://www.ragweedforge.com/vikrel.html
http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/viking_burials.html
http://cd7.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cd7/website/Vikings.htm
http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/ancient_games.html

Group 3: clothes and appearance You are going to organize a fashion show for your clasmates. For this aim you should make the typical clothes by your own. Chose one person (the most interesting in your opinion) and dress up as a Viking.

http://cd7.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cd7/website/Vikings.htm
http://www.viking.no/e/life/eclothes.htm
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/clothing.htm

 Group 4: army and ships Vikings were great warriors and invided many countries in order to dominate. Prepare a power point presentation showing their fight strategy and their famous longships.

http://www.regia.org/viking3.htm
http://www.berkshirehistory.com/kids/vikings.html
http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/viking_ships.htm