Listening: Myths and facts about the Vikings

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B1 | Listening from video | 12 min

Watch the video (0:06 - 6:00). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

In Old Norse, what did the word 'Viking' seem to mean?

____ A type of ship____ An act of raiding by sea____ A famous warrior king

Viking ships were faster than all other ships of their time.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

ONE WORD from the video.

Many young men joined raids to get riches to pay for land and ____

How did the skull-goblet myth probably begin?

____ A hunter boasted about drinking from skulls____ A poet wrote about a feast in a cave____ A scholar misread a word about animal horns

Where did the idea of horned Viking helmets become popular?

____ In stage shows in the 1800s____ In stories told by Arab travelers____ In Viking poems from Iceland

A NUMBER from the video.

Archaeologists found horned helmets that were about ____ years older than the Viking Age.

What did a 2017 analysis show about a warrior's grave?

____ The warrior was very young____ The warrior came from far away____ The warrior was a woman

All Vikings buried their dead in the same way.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

A NUMBER from the video.

The Viking Age is traditionally said to have ended in ____

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