The life of the Vikings (original) (raw)

A collection of some of the most popular short KS2 Vikings videos from the archive that can help to support your lessons and highlight what life was like as a Viking in Britain.

Explore how they changed the way we lived and our outlook on the world.

These clips are suitable for use when teaching History at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and at second level in Scotland.

Viking beliefs. video

Discover which gods the Vikings worshipped and why. Find out about their powers, what the Vikings believed and why these beliefs were so important to how they lived, and died, in Viking society.

Viking beliefs

A Viking grave. video

An archaeologist explains to children visiting a museum why the discovery of a Viking grave is important.

A Viking grave

The importance of Lindisfarne for the Vikings

Viking clothing. video

A description of the sort of clothes the Vikings wore, which were handmade out of materials available at the time.

Viking clothing

Viking food. video

Presenter James MacKenzie is shown the types of food that the Vikings ate, how it was prepared and cooked.

Viking food