The Vikings were from Scandinavia. They were mainly from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Scandinavia has a very cold climate during the winter time. The clothes that the Vikings wore protected them from the cold weather. They would wear a variety of different materials, and often wear lots of layers. Click here to find out what the Vikings wore.
Photos of what the average Viking may have looked like today..
Going into battle, the Vikings would have worn a different kind of clothing. Check it out below..
Here are some artefacts of clothes found from the Viking era
Viking boots were made from leather usually, this is why they lasted so long and have been found in good condition today.
This is a pair of Viking Tortoise Brooches. These might have been worn by a woman to clip her pinafore together.
The Vikings were very fashionable. They not only loved brightly-coloured clothes but also liked jewellery a lot! This is a fantastic Viking necklace that a lady may have worn 1000 years ago.
If you are a real clever clogs and have managed to read all of that, you can click here to read about the Vikings on the Museum of Denmark's webpage.
Task: When you have researched what the Vikings wore, design your own Viking outfit you would have worn if you lived back then. Make sure to label what each item was made out of.