What Students today say about Vikings

Vikings are people just like us.

Robert S, (11), California, USA

The Vikings went abroad to rob convents while their wives stayed home with the keys.

Synne (11), Norway

Vikings are warriors that fight in ships and look for gold and treasure and burn things and, they are also a football team.

Josh (12) NSW, Australia

The Vikings were some villains who travelled around to steel other peoples' things.

Anne (11), Denmark

I do not know much but I do know that they sailed across many seas and oceans and fought many battles around the world.

Nick (11), California, USA

He is a man with a helmet. There are horns on the helmet. He had leather clothes. On his chest he had something made of metal so they could not poke him. He lived at least a 1000 years ago.

Ingvild (10), Norway

Viking is a thing that people tell you but it can be a story so you can believe it.

Macha (11) California, USA

I think Vikings are men that lived back years ago. Before the Western times way, way, back.

Canesha (11), California, USA

Olden day Norwegian knights that were soldiers that protect their city or there is some bad ones that steal things.

Funda (11), NSW, Australia

The Vikings were men and women who lived off the coast of Australia and sailed the seas. The viking men were warriors and thy protected their families. Vikings also battled around the world.

Chris (11), California, USA

They were hunters who used to be in Iceland.

Brad (11), California, USA

Vikings are pirates that used to go to different countries and stole things from them. They used to go around in small ships and used axes, swords and shields. They usually burned down the villages that they robbed. They used to do this when people believed there were different gods.

Tony (12), NSW, Australia

The Vikings were a type of indians just like the Aztec's.

Katrina (11), California, USA

The Vikings were a people that came from Northern Europe, the countries that are now Finland and Norway. They were known for their fearsome warriors and skilled sailors. They were considered as a barbarian people because they attacked and slaughtered their neighbour countries.
They characteristic weapon was the double-head axe which was used in their battles. Their ships were the most advanced of their time, which they used to sail the Atlantic and reach the American continent and to establish colonies in Iceland.

Eduardo (15), Joao (16), Portugal