History of English Activity 1.1 - Brady Whitteker

History of English Activity 1.1

By Brady Whitteker-Trudell

 

 





 

Task 1

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Task 2

 

Five facts about Vikings;

1. Their Religion                                                                                                                            The Vikings' religion was Paganism, also known as Forn Sior or "Old Custom". Paganism involved there being nine worlds; Asgard (Home of the Aesir, and location of Valhalla, the place of eternal bliss, Vikings believe that if they died on the battlefield, Valkyries would take them to Valhalla), Vanaheim (Home of the Vanir), Alfheim (Home of the Light Elves), Midgard (Home of Humans, and is connected to Asgard via Bifrost, the "Rainbow Bridge"), Jotumheim (Home of the Giants), Svartalfheim (Home of the Dark Elves), Nidavellir (Home of the Dwarves), Niflheim (The Northern-most world, the world of fog and mist. Located somewhere underneath Niflheim is Helheim, the home of the dead), and Muspelheim (The Southern-most world, the world of fire. Home of the Fire Giants and Demons)
2. Horned Helmets                                                                                                                                         When people think about Vikings, many imagine a large warrior in chainmail with a horned helmet. Although Vikings' armor was chainmail, there is no historical evidence that prove Vikings wore helmets with horns. The misconception that Vikings' helmets had horns likely came from the fact that many Pagan gods were depicted has having horns on their helmets.
3. Fact Vs Myth                                                                                                                                When you hear the word "Viking", what comes to mind? "Big", "powerful",  "filthy", and "savage" seem to be what many people think. In fact, Vikings were shorter than many people believe, the average height for men was 171 cm or 5'7". Vikings were also very clean people, especially when compared to other people of their time.
4. Social Classes                                                                                                                        In Viking society, there were three classes. Jarls, who were noblemen, Karls, who were the equivalent to middle class, and Thralls, who were slaves.
5. Days of the Week                                                                                                                                      Sunday and Monday come from Old English, Sun's day and Moon's day respectively, Saturday comes from Rome, Saturn's day, but the other four days of the week come from Paganism. Tuesday was Tyr's day, Tyr was the god of single combat and heroic glory, Wednesday was Woden's day, Woden, also known as Odin, was the ruler of the gods, Thursday was Thor's day, Thor was the god of thunder, and Friday was Freyja's day, Freyja was the goddess of beauty and fertility.