Across
- 3. the most popular Viking weapon
- 6. made up of overlapping metal plates or scales
- 10. Vikings have often been considered ...
- 13. slim iron blade connected to a long wooden shaft
- 14. the word used to describe Viking swords
- 15. metal bulge used as a reinforcement in the centre of a shield
- 16. the name given to Viking trading boats
- 17. someone who goes back on their word
- 19. Vikings are said to be at the cutting edge of what when it comes to their weapons, ships and armmour?
- 21. goddess of love, fertility and war
- 22. eldest son of odin, god of thunder and lightning
- 23. Held close to the body of the warrior to protect him from spears, arrows and swords
- 25. the name given to Viking war boats
- 28. steering level at the back of a boat
Down
- 1. rounded knob at the end of a sword hilt
- 2. This weapon was used almost exclusively by the Vikings
- 4. uncultured and uncivilised, not Christian
- 5. Longer mail coats
- 7. broad wooden or metal piece at the end of a boat
- 8. viking warrior who fought naked or near naked and rushed wildly into battle
- 9. V-shaped boar formation used when attacking
- 11. Vikings place great what on their swords and war gear?
- 12. armour comprising chain links
- 18. Despite popular belief Viking helmets did not have these attached
- 20. Beowulf named his sword this
- 24. King Magnus of Norway named his sword this
- 26. chief god, god of wisdom, war, death and poetry
- 27. the handle of a sword or dagger