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Viking Tales
by Helen Flook and Terry DearyFrom the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...Whitby, Northern England, 867. Edwin and Luke are young boys training to be monks. It's a quiet life, until one day the Vikings invade. The boys are terrified of the fearsome Danes, whose gods are even more terrifying warriors than they are. What will happen if the boys are caught?Terry Deary's Viking Tales explore the world and mythology of the Vikings through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people from history and take place in some of the most recognisable Viking settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.Book band: BrownIdeal for ages 7+Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Viking Tales
by Helen Flook and Terry DearyFrom the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...Wessex, Southern England, 878. Fortune is not on the side of the English and the Vikings will soon control all the land. Even young Ethelbert believes he could do a better job than King Alfred. Little does he know that soon he will be called on to prove it. Terry Deary's Viking Tales explore the world and mythology of the Vikings through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people from history and take place in some of the most recognizable Viking settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.Book band: BrownIdeal for ages 7+Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Viking Tales
by Helen Flook and Terry DearyFrom the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...North America, 1009. The conquering Vikings are delighted to reach North America. The land is green and fertile - it's the perfect place to establish a new home. But first they must learn to get on with the natives. Terry Deary's Viking Tales explore the world and mythology of the Vikings through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people from history and take place in some of the most recognizable Viking settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.Book band: BrownIdeal for ages 7+Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Viking Tales
by Helen Flook and Terry DearyFrom the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...Whitby, Northern England, 867. Edwin and Luke are young boys training to be monks. It's a quiet life, until one day the Vikings invade. The boys are terrified of the fearsome Danes, whose gods are even more terrifying warriors than they are. What will happen if the boys are caught?Terry Deary's Viking Tales explore the world and mythology of the Vikings through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people from history and take place in some of the most recognisable Viking settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.Book band: BrownIdeal for ages 7+Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Viking Tales
by Helen Flook and Terry DearyFrom the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...Norway, 793 AD. Fleece was snatched by Viking warriors when she was a young girl. Now she must work for a bullying farmer and his family, looking after their sheep. She longs to return to the country where she was born, but how will she ever make that journey back across the sea?Terry Deary's Viking Tales explore the world and mythology of the Vikings through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people from history and take place in some of the most recognizable Viking settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period.Book band: BrownIdeal for ages 7+Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Vikings
by Neil OliverThe Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution and prided themselves on their bloodthirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their extraordinary story. For over two hundred years between the end of the eighth century and the middle of the eleventh, these Scandinavian tribes became the greatest adventurers the world had yet seen. Perhaps the greatest there will ever be.
Vikings
by Liza Phipps and Avril ThompsonHistory Showtime brings a fresh new approach to history, combining essential learning with the fun of drama and music.History Showtime: Vikings looks at who the Vikings were and describes their everyday life, such as what they ate, what they wore and their beliefs. Alongside this key information are four songs, unique to this series, which bring the facts to life. At the end of the book is a simple playscript for children to act out.
The Vikings
by John MalamThrough examining primary evidence, such as, pots, swords, remains, artwork, buildings and tapestries, the reader will be introduced to each historical age.
Helmet found at Sutton Hoo (UEB Contracted)
byThis page shows front and side views of a richly decorated, seventh-century Anglo-Saxon parade helmet thought to have belonged to King Raedwald of East Anglia. It was found at a ship burial site at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The front view of the helmet is at the top of the page and the side view at the bottom.There is a ridge on the front view, which runs vertically down from the top to two eyebrows. Down the page from these are two untextured eyeholes to see through, a nosepiece, a moustache and a mouth hole. To the left and right are an area of chain mail and two earflaps.The side view at the bottom of the page shows the ridge at the top curving down to the left and right. At the left is the chain mail panel to protect the wearer's neck and to the right of this is one of the earflaps. Further right is the face showing one eyebrow with an eyehole, nosepiece, moustache and mouth hole down the page.
Helmet found at Sutton Hoo (UEB Uncontracted)
byThis page shows front and side views of a richly decorated, seventh-century Anglo-Saxon parade helmet thought to have belonged to King Raedwald of East Anglia. It was found at a ship burial site at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The front view of the helmet is at the top of the page and the side view at the bottom.There is a ridge on the front view, which runs vertically down from the top to two eyebrows. Down the page from these are two untextured eyeholes to see through, a nosepiece, a moustache and a mouth hole. To the left and right are an area of chain mail and two earflaps.The side view at the bottom of the page shows the ridge at the top curving down to the left and right. At the left is the chain mail panel to protect the wearer's neck and to the right of this is one of the earflaps. Further right is the face showing one eyebrow with an eyehole, nosepiece, moustache and mouth hole down the page.
Viking artefacts (Large Print)
byThis page shows six artifacts in two rows of three. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. A brooch is in the top left of the page. Each arm, or lobe has a repeat of the same pattern which faces in to the centre.An arm ring is in the top centre of the page. This is near circular with a small gap at the top. The ring has decorative wire wound around it in a continuous spiral.A comb is in the top right of the page. There is a thick handle at the top with many teeth pointing down the page. The handle has small round bronze rivets which hold the comb together.A coin is in the bottom left of the page. It has a stylized image of a raven in the centre and ancient Norse lettering around the edge.A pin brooch is in the bottom centre of the page. The top half of the image is ring shaped with a break in the bottom section. The pin part is attached to the top of the ring where there is one of the thistle decorations.A pin is on the right of the page. It is actually paddle shaped. The pointed end is at the bottom of the page. A hole is in the middle of the paddle part of the pin. This part is decorated with light carvings.
Viking artefacts (UEB Contracted)
byThis page shows six artifacts in two rows of three. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. A brooch is in the top left of the page. Each arm, or lobe has a repeat of the same pattern which faces in to the centre.An arm ring is in the top centre of the page. This is near circular with a small gap at the top. The ring has decorative wire wound around it in a continuous spiral.A comb is in the top right of the page. There is a thick handle at the top with many teeth pointing down the page. The handle has small round bronze rivets which hold the comb together.A coin is in the bottom left of the page. It has a stylized image of a raven in the centre and ancient Norse lettering around the edge.A pin brooch is in the bottom centre of the page. The top half of the image is ring shaped with a break in the bottom section. The pin part is attached to the top of the ring where there is one of the thistle decorations.A pin is on the right of the page. It is actually paddle shaped. The pointed end is at the bottom of the page. A hole is in the middle of the paddle part of the pin. This part is decorated with light carvings.
Viking artefacts (UEB Uncontracted)
byThis page shows six artifacts in two rows of three. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. A brooch is in the top left of the page. Each arm, or lobe has a repeat of the same pattern which faces in to the centre.An arm ring is in the top centre of the page. This is near circular with a small gap at the top. The ring has decorative wire wound around it in a continuous spiral.A comb is in the top right of the page. There is a thick handle at the top with many teeth pointing down the page. The handle has small round bronze rivets which hold the comb together.A coin is in the bottom left of the page. It has a stylized image of a raven in the centre and ancient Norse lettering around the edge.A pin brooch is in the bottom centre of the page. The top half of the image is ring shaped with a break in the bottom section. The pin part is attached to the top of the ring where there is one of the thistle decorations.A pin is on the right of the page. It is actually paddle shaped. The pointed end is at the bottom of the page. A hole is in the middle of the paddle part of the pin. This part is decorated with light carvings.
Norse gods Thor and Odin (UEB Uncontracted)
byThis image shows Thor on the left and Odin on the right of the page. They are facing forwards so both arms and legs can be found. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. Thor's head is in the top left of the page. He has eyes of lightning and a red beard. He has a strong upper body with large muscles. He is wearing a tunic which goes down to his knees. Around his waist he has a special belt called Megingjord. He has a magical hammer in his hand to the left called Mjollnir which has lightning flashes coming from it. On his legs he has woollen leggings with leather straps wrapped around. He is wearing leather shoes. Odin's head is in the top right of the page. He has a horned helmet on his head. Odin only has one eye which is fiery and a long beard. He is wearing a long cloak which covers his shoulders at the front and hangs down behind him. He has a long spear in his hand to the right which is called Gungunir. On his hand to the left he is wearing a ring which is called Draupnir. He is wearing big boots which have laces running down them.
Norse gods Thor and Odin (Large Print)
byThis image shows Thor on the left and Odin on the right of the page. They are facing forwards so both arms and legs can be found. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. Thor's head is in the top left of the page. He has eyes of lightning and a red beard. He has a strong upper body with large muscles. He is wearing a tunic which goes down to his knees. Around his waist he has a special belt called Megingjord. He has a magical hammer in his hand to the left called Mjollnir which has lightning flashes coming from it. On his legs he has woollen leggings with leather straps wrapped around. He is wearing leather shoes. Odin's head is in the top right of the page. He has a horned helmet on his head. Odin only has one eye which is fiery and a long beard. He is wearing a long cloak which covers his shoulders at the front and hangs down behind him. He has a long spear in his hand to the right which is called Gungunir. On his hand to the left he is wearing a ring which is called Draupnir. He is wearing big boots which have laces running down them.
Norse gods Thor and Odin (UEB Contracted)
byThis image shows Thor on the left and Odin on the right of the page. They are facing forwards so both arms and legs can be found. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. Thor's head is in the top left of the page. He has eyes of lightning and a red beard. He has a strong upper body with large muscles. He is wearing a tunic which goes down to his knees. Around his waist he has a special belt called Megingjord. He has a magical hammer in his hand to the left called Mjollnir which has lightning flashes coming from it. On his legs he has woollen leggings with leather straps wrapped around. He is wearing leather shoes. Odin's head is in the top right of the page. He has a horned helmet on his head. Odin only has one eye which is fiery and a long beard. He is wearing a long cloak which covers his shoulders at the front and hangs down behind him. He has a long spear in his hand to the right which is called Gungunir. On his hand to the left he is wearing a ring which is called Draupnir. He is wearing big boots which have laces running down them.
Map of Saxon Britain (tactile)
by Adrian FarnsworthThis is a tactile map of Britain showing the area occupied by the Anglo Saxons during the early Middle Ages.
Map of Britain showing Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the Seventh Century (UEB Uncontracted)
byThis page shows a map of Britain on the left of the page, and a key to the abbreviations on the map in the top right of the page. A labelled north-pointing arrow is shown in the top left of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The map shows seven different areas the Anglo-Saxons occupied in the Seventh Century and also indicates areas occupied by other tribes.
Map of Britain showing Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the Seventh Century (UEB Contracted)
byThis page shows a map of Britain on the left of the page, and a key to the abbreviations on the map in the top right of the page. A labelled north-pointing arrow is shown in the top left of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The map shows seven different areas the Anglo-Saxons occupied in the Seventh Century and also indicates areas occupied by other tribes.
Elder Futhark runes (UEB contracted)
by RnibThese are images of the Elder Futhark runes. They are the twenty-four letters of an alphabet use to write Scandinavian languages from 150 to 800 AD. This is a multi-page document with images on four pages. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There are six runes shown on each page. They are arranged in two columns of three, with short descriptions outlining the sound and meaning of each letter to its right. The name Futhark is derived from the first six letters of the alphabet.
Elder Futhark runes (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThese are images of the Elder Futhark runes. They are the twenty-four letters of an alphabet use to write Scandinavian languages from 150 to 800 AD. This is a multi-page document with images on four pages. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There are six runes shown on each page. They are arranged in two columns of three, with short descriptions outlining the sound and meaning of each letter to its right. The name Futhark is derived from the first six letters of the alphabet.
Elder Futhark runes (large print)
by RnibThese are images of the Elder Futhark runes. They are the twenty-four letters of an alphabet use to write Scandinavian languages from 150 to 800 AD. This is a multi-page document with images on four pages. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There are six runes shown on each page. They are arranged in two columns of three, with short descriptions outlining the sound and meaning of each letter to its right. The name Futhark is derived from the first six letters of the alphabet.
Staffordshire hoard sword pommel cap (large print)
by RnibThis page shows images of a pommel cap. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There is a front view of a pommel cap in the bottom and centre of the page, a cap end profile in the top left of the page and a sword hilt in an image border to the right of the page. The decoration on the front view of the pommel cap shows a mass of intricate œworm shaped lines which interweave back and forth. The cap is slightly damaged on the bottom edge. The diagram on the right shows a sword hilt and the very top part of the sword blade at the bottom of the image. An arrow points to the pommel cap's position at the end of the sword and hilt. The cap is in a heavier line than the rest of the hilt. Down from the cap is the sword handle. The side view on the left shows the shape of the cap seen edge-on, which is seen from the direction of the arrow to the left. It is at a smaller scale to the front view. Eighty six pommel caps were found in the hoard. Most were gold and a few were silver. They had many different types of decoration.
Staffordshire hoard sword pommel cap (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThis page shows images of a pommel cap. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There is a front view of a pommel cap in the bottom and centre of the page, a cap end profile in the top left of the page and a sword hilt in an image border to the right of the page. The decoration on the front view of the pommel cap shows a mass of intricate œworm shaped lines which interweave back and forth. The cap is slightly damaged on the bottom edge. The diagram on the right shows a sword hilt and the very top part of the sword blade at the bottom of the image. An arrow points to the pommel cap's position at the end of the sword and hilt. The cap is in a heavier line than the rest of the hilt. Down from the cap is the sword handle. The side view on the left shows the shape of the cap seen edge-on, which is seen from the direction of the arrow to the left. It is at a smaller scale to the front view. Eighty six pommel caps were found in the hoard. Most were gold and a few were silver. They had many different types of decoration.
Staffordshire hoard sword pommel cap (UEB contracted)
by RnibThis page shows images of a pommel cap. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There is a front view of a pommel cap in the bottom and centre of the page, a cap end profile in the top left of the page and a sword hilt in an image border to the right of the page. The decoration on the front view of the pommel cap shows a mass of intricate œworm shaped lines which interweave back and forth. The cap is slightly damaged on the bottom edge. The diagram on the right shows a sword hilt and the very top part of the sword blade at the bottom of the image. An arrow points to the pommel cap's position at the end of the sword and hilt. The cap is in a heavier line than the rest of the hilt. Down from the cap is the sword handle. The side view on the left shows the shape of the cap seen edge-on, which is seen from the direction of the arrow to the left. It is at a smaller scale to the front view. Eighty six pommel caps were found in the hoard. Most were gold and a few were silver. They had many different types of decoration.