Life & weather for the Vikings

The Typical Environment

• In the Mountains
• Cold
• Snowy
• Alone
• Right?

WRONG

Actually

• The vikings lived in valleys and forest wilderness
• They were very smart in picking locations when migrating
• They were close to common necessities
• The environment contained animals for hunting, streams, and rivers
• As well as lots of space

BUT IT WAS STILL COLD

Because of this constantly cold weather

• The Agricultural periods were very short
• Clothes were needed in large quantities
• Caused constant moving
• Children born during this time were forced to build muscle and fat

BUT...

Winter Clothes

Clothes consisted of:

• Trousers
• A thin shirt made of linen
• A tunic made of linen
• A second larger tunic made from wool
• Belt

They Learn to cope

The Environment was tough but they were equiped

• Everyone in the village had a job quite like common chores
• Each person job protected someone else
• Wood had many purposes, like fire wood and material to build roofs
• They even drank the fat in milk and ate leftover butter to build fats
• The goal was to survive in the conditions they were dealt

BUT IT WAS STILL COLD