Unit 7 - Europe in the Middle Ages - Crossword Review
Across
- 2. Germanic seafaring peoples originally from Scandinavia / known for raiding and trading
- 5. group of Germanic peoples from the North Sea coast of what is now Germany / in England, they were referred to as Anglo-__________, where they formed a single nation with other migrant populations
- 8. the dwelling place of the gods in Norse mythology / comparable to the Greek Mount Olympus
- 9. Greek and Slavic name for Vikings / established the state of the Kievan Rus' in what is now Ukraine
- 10. hammer-wielding god associated with lightning / also the god of thunder, the sky, and agriculture
- 11. (747-814) King of the Franks and the Lombards / crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in 800 CE on Christmas Day / founded the Carolingian Empire
- 14. a building occupied by a community of monks / isolated, undefended, and full of loot
- 17. means "Northern" as the Vikings inhabited Northern Europe and struggled to survive in the frigid, inhospitable climate
- 18. island off the coast of Britain referred to as "The Holy Island" / attacked by Vikings in 793 / the attack sent a shockwave throughout Europe
- 19. nomadic tribe who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe / invaded southeastern Europe and pushed the Germanic tribes westward into the territory of the Western Roman Empire
- 20. nationality from Denmark
Down
- 1. Germanic tribe that expanded their power and influence during the Middle Ages / term used to describe the population in or near France
- 3. nationality from Sweden
- 4. the hall of slain warriors in Asgard / these warriors live there blissfully under the leadership of Odin
- 6. a story of gods and heroes from the Viking Age (793-1066)
- 7. god of both war and death in Norse mythology / the one-eyed All-Father who sacrificed his eye in order to see everything that happens in the world
- 9. depicted as a warrior woman on horseback, a wolf or boar, and armed with a spear / decides the fate of warriors in battle and carries the dead to Odin's Valhalla
- 12. one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain during the post-Roman period / their name is the root of the name England
- 13. nationality from Norway
- 15. region of Northern Europe that includes Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- 16. eldest son of the chief deity, Odin / regarded by the ancient Norse people as the god of mischief, trickery, and deception