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Ancient Norse: Hunting and Harvest Matthew Jacobs Reading and Language Arts 5/6 Periods 5-6 Mr. Schoch June 7, 2012

The Vikings may be known as fearless warriors, but everyone has to eat, and their food was also interesting. The **Vikings** were another name for the Norse people. **Norse** means related to Scandinavia or its people, language, and culture (http://tinyurl.com/74resbj). The word Viking means a Scandinavian (http://tinyurl.com/7sg2hpf). Scandinavia is the present countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Those countries take up the **Jutland Peninsula**,a peninsula in northern Europe made up of Denmark and northern Germany, and surrounding countries, north of Poland and Germany (http://tinyurl.com/d87z8xo Ganeri 4, 24). The Norse lived during from 800-1050 C.E. (http://tinyurl.com/6u9uvw4). The Vikings were known as being **barbaric**, uncivilized, warriors that raid others (http://tinyurl.com/88spscy).

An amazing part of Norse culture was their hunting and harvesting. The hunting and harvesting of the Norse was important to them because there was not a lot of fertile land for raising crops (http://tinyurl.com/c7j9g69). If the Norse lost all of their food they would have to raid a town (http://tinyurl.com/c7j9g69). We can learn more about the hunting and harvesting of the Norse by looking at their meat, fruits and vegetables, and their spices.

The Norse hunted and fished for their meat. The Norse took meat from many different types of animals. Any **surplus** was preserved (Wright 24). The Vikings had food from the sea, the sky, and the land. The Norse hunted for saltwater fish such as cod(Margeson 34). The Vikings also ate birds, including gulls and ducks (Margeson 35). The Vikings hunted a wide selection of animals on land. Including hares, deer, elk, bears and more (Margeson 35). Meat could be preserved by being hung on a rack, smoked, or salted (Wright 24).  Other than meat, the Norse ate fruits and vegetables too. The Vikings grew cabbage (Margeson 34; http://tinyurl.com/6e8epol). The Norse gathered many fruits including raspberries, blackberries, apples, cherries, and plums (Margeson 35).The Norse also grew onions and beans in their farms (Margeson 35; http://tinyurl.com/6e8epol).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Some of the food the Vikings gathered were spices in their meals. Horseradish and cumin were used in meals. They were also used on burial ships(Margeson 34). The Vikings u <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">sed spices like coriander and dill to cover up the taste of bad meat (http://tinyurl.com/b8ouet). They also used fennel, black mustard, watercress, mint, thyme, parsley, and others (http://tinyurl.com/b8ouet).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> The Norse society ended when the raids stopped. The Norse were simply now the Danes, the Norwegians, and the Swedes. They are remembered as fearless fighters a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">nd raiders. We can learn that you can do completely opposite things, like trading and raiding, and still succeed as a civilization.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Glossary

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">**barbaric**- uncivilized <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">**Jutland Peninsula**- peninsula in northern Europe that was made up of Denmark and part of Germany <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">**Norse**- relating to Scandinavia or its people, language, and culture <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">**surplus**- something extra <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">**Viking**- Scandinavian

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Photo Sources <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">First Picture: http://tinyurl.com/7ulk7xb <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Second Picture: http://tinyurl.com/88oayvs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Third Picture: http://tinyurl.com/cfu72jp

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Where Did the Vikings Come From?" Where Did the Vikings Come From? Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.topicpod.com/vikings/where_vikings_from_menu.html>. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Wright, Rachel. The Viking News. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 1998.