Just some of the Vikings lived in towns. Most of the Vikings lived in the country in longhouses. The lonhousewas basicly one large room, seperated with curtains to make private. The wals of the longhouse were made from wood, and the roof was made out of turf.Viking homes were made using timber...

When we go for shopping these days we find so much wealth and variety of fruits and vegetables to choose from. For people in the tenth and eleventh century this was not the reality; they had none of these: potatoes, tomatoes, parsley, bananas, pineapple, lemons, oranges, etc.. The only food...

The main reason for Erik's explorations wasbecause Norway had banished him from their kingdom, so he had no where to go. He then began exploring fornew land to colonize (create a settlement), from this he found lots of land and explored it for many years, he gota lot of crew and colonizers and he...

Erik the Red was born in Norway in 950 a.d and he died in 1000 a.d. EriK the Red was a viking of Norway and he was thefirst person to discover a settlement in Greenland. He was nicknamed for the color of his hair (head, beard), Erik was banished from his kingdom around 982a.d for killing two men....

If you like explorers that are rough and tough and like to fight, then you should read more about Erik the Red and how he came to be known as a great explorer, same as him, his son Leif Ericson.