Viking Workshops for Schools
The Vikings
Investigating the Invaders and Settlers of the Dark Ages.
Who were the Vikings and where did they come from?
What was their legacy and why are they important to us today?
We bring costumes for everyone!
Battle Drill
Learn why the Vikings
were so succesful -
and so feared!
Amulet Making
Most Vikings liked to wear jewellery - often
as tokens of good luck.
Everyone goes home with a leather or pewter pendant that they have crafted themselves.
Viking Ship Burial
What happens when a popular
and powerful leader dies?
We re-enact a Dark Age ship burial.
Later on in the day we will
re-visit this burial site for
a live excavation, guided by
our expert archaeologists..
Viking women preparing
items for the afterlife
Dark Age Settlement
The children try their hands at various crafts, typical of those you find in a
Viking Settlement. Includes Runes, weaving, woodwork.
The Thing.......!
Dark Age Feast
After a hard day of battle, burials and building,
what better way to relax than
with a Dark Age Feast? Permission slips
for food-tasting can be downloaded from this website.
The History Detectives
The children explore different historical sources and their interpretations as part of this
lively history game.
The one day Vikings workshop is designed to cover the following areas of
the curriculum:
*Invaders and settlers - why people move away from where they were born
and why it is important
* Different historical sources and interpretation
*Archaeology
*Chronological order
* Speaking and Listening
* Drama and empathy
