Vikings for Kids - Top 10 Viking Facts from Professor Propeller

Learn about the Vikings for Kids - Top 10 Viking Facts Did you know that the Vikings are from the countries that are now known as Denmark, Norway and Sweden Thor was one of the main Viking gods and he also had a hammer - just like the superhero Thor The Viking children had toys including dolls, toy swords and often girls were given necklaces with charms in the shape of Thor’s hammer The Vikings discovered the USA ! People often say Christopher Columbus was the first European to walk on American soil but actually a viking called Leif Erikson travelled there many years before this. Lots of English words came from Viking language -Dirt, Rotten, Muck, bug, Cake. The word viking means Pirate but many historians and etymologists debate this. The viking word for Saturday means Bath day - and they would have their weekly bath on this day. This was more often than many civilisations around this time. Viking helmets didn’t have horns on them. Fun and facts for all the family about the Vikings. #edutainment #leiferikson #leiferiksonday