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1. 01Which Viking vessel had a shallow draft that let raiders sail far up rivers and land on open beaches?
2. 02The raid on which island monastery in 793 is traditionally seen as the start of the Viking Age?
3. 03Where does the popular image of Vikings wearing horned helmets actually come from?
4. 04Which everyday English weekday name comes from the Norse god Thor?
5. 05According to the sagas, why did Erik the Red name the icy island he explored Greenland?
6. 06What writing system did the Vikings carve into stone, wood, and bone?
7. 07The Danelaw, a large region under Norse law and custom, was located in which country?
8. 08In Viking society, what was a thing?
9. 09The French region of Normandy takes its name from what?
10. 10Norse traders and warriors known as the Rus helped found which medieval state in Eastern Europe?
11. 11Vikings called which great trading city Miklagard, meaning the great city?
12. 12The Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, often called the end of the Viking Age, saw the death of which Norwegian king?
13. 13Berserkers were Viking warriors famed for doing what?
14. 14L'Anse aux Meadows, the only confirmed Norse settlement site in North America, is in which modern country?
15. 15The magnificently preserved Oseberg ship burial was excavated in which country?
16. 16A large Viking warship with a carved dragon head at the prow is commonly known by what name?
17. 17Norse warriors who served as the elite bodyguard of the Byzantine emperor were known as what?
18. 18What was the Danegeld?

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