Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers Quiz

Both Völuspá in the Poetic Edda and the Gylfaginning in the Prose Edda relate how the first two humans, were created from two driftwood trees by the gods. What were the names of the first two humans?

In 2008, workmen digging trenches for electrical cables uncovered two early Viking ship burials. The ships dated to AD 650–700 and were probably built in Sweden. Where were these ship burials?

What style of Viking Art does this silver brooch display?

Which Viking Art style is the ornament of this wind vane?

This Gotlandic picture stone shows Odin riding to Valhalla on his horse, Sleipnir in the upper panel, and a scene showing Wayland’s forge in the middle of the lower panel. Where in Gotland was the stone discovered?

This gold Arabic dinar is a fake made by a Viking. It was found in Eastern England. In which county was it found?

In the year 991 a battle between the Anglo-Saxon army and a group of Viking raiders took place adjacent to the causeway linking this island to the mainland. What is the name of this battle?

This is a reconstruction of the first Cathedral to be built in Iceland. Where was this cathedral built?

These two small boats were found in a Viking Ship Burial. Which burial?

This heated pool once belonged to a famous Icelandic literary character. Who was he?