Choose ONE of the famous Vikings listed below and create an informative poster about that Viking to include in the Vikings Hall of Fame. In your poster, include the following:
- Birth and death
- Family tree
- Their achievements (e.g. something they discovered, a famous battle, raid)
- How your Viking has influenced the word today with images include (e.g. a map of a region they discovered, weapons they invented)
Choose from ONE of the following Vikings below
o Askold and Dir (legendary Varangian conquerors of Kiev)
o Björn Ironside (pillaged in Italy and son of Ragnar Lodbrok)
o Egill Skallagrímsson (popular Icelandic warrior and skald)
o Erik the Red (discoverer of Greenland)
o Gardar Svavarsson (discoverer of Iceland)
o Guthrum (colonised England)
o Harald Finehair (founder and first king of Norway; some dispute, whether he really merits the label "Viking" at all)
o Harald Hardrada (king of Norway and member of the Varangian Guard)
o Ingvar the Far-Travelled (the leader of the last great Swedish Viking expedition, which pillaged the shores of the Caspian Sea).
o Ivar the Boneless (disabled son of Ragnar Lodbrok who, despite having to be carried on a shield, nevertheless conquered York)
o Ingólfur Arnarson (colonised Iceland)
o Leif Eriksson (discoverer of Vinland)
o Oleg of Kiev (conquered Kiev, founded Kievan Rus' and attacked Constantinople)
o Ragnar Lodbrok (captured Paris)
o Rollo of Normandy (founder of Normandy)
o Rurik (founder of the Rus' rule in Eastern Europe)
o Skagul Toste (the first Viking to exact the Danegeld)
o Styrbjörn Starke (conqueror of Jomsborg)
o Thorfinn Karlsefni (colonizer of Vinland)
Using the discussion forum on CANVAS and your research, write a diary entry.(200 words)
Your entry could be from one of the following perspectives:
Your selected viking on a significant day in their life
A family member on the day of their funeral
An archaeologist discovering a key artifact from their life