Vikings did not have houses which looked like the houses we live in today. The Vikings built their houses in a very special way using materials from the local area. There is a Viking house at the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, this of course is a reconstruction, but it gives us an idea of what Viking houses were like. We will visit the Viking house this month.
Here is a picture of a Viking house:
This is the layout of a Viking house:
This is what it would have been like inside a Viking home:
Click start below and use the forward and back arrows to find out about different aspects of Viking houses.
Before you do any more research, can you guess any materials that may have been used to build Viking houses?
Click here to find out more about Viking houses and the materials used to build them.
Task: In your copy book I would like you to write a short paragraph telling me what is used to build a Viking house, and describe what it was like.
You will be creating your own small replica of a Viking house for art this week in school. Before we start to build, we must plan. Under your paragraph in your copybook, draw a sketch of the house you are going to build. Can you think of anything you could use to build it?
Here is a picture of a Viking house:
This is the layout of a Viking house:
This is what it would have been like inside a Viking home:
Click start below and use the forward and back arrows to find out about different aspects of Viking houses.
Before you do any more research, can you guess any materials that may have been used to build Viking houses?
Click here to find out more about Viking houses and the materials used to build them.
Task: In your copy book I would like you to write a short paragraph telling me what is used to build a Viking house, and describe what it was like.
You will be creating your own small replica of a Viking house for art this week in school. Before we start to build, we must plan. Under your paragraph in your copybook, draw a sketch of the house you are going to build. Can you think of anything you could use to build it?