Norse, A word used to describe the people and culture of Viking Scandinavia, Norsemen, People from Scandinavia during the Viking Age, Chieftain, A powerful local leader who controlled land and people, Jarl, A wealthy and powerful Viking noble, Thrall, An enslaved person in Viking society, Freeman, An ordinary free person who could own land and property, Clan, A large family group connected by relatives and ancestry, Homestead, A farm and home where a Viking family lived, Longhouse, A large wooden building where Viking families lived together, Shipbuilding, The skill of designing and building ships, Merchant, A person who buys and sells goods, Craftsman, A skilled person who makes things by hand, Blacksmith, A person who makes tools and weapons from metal, Runestones, Large stones containing writing or pictures made using runes, Runes, The letters used in the Viking writing system, Saga, A traditional Norse story about people, heroes or important events, Valhalla, In Norse belief, the hall where some warriors went after death, Afterlife, The belief in existence after death, Pagan, A person who follows a religion with several gods rather than Christianity, Conversion, Changing from one religion to another, Christianity, The religion that gradually spread through Viking lands, Conquest, Taking control of another land through force, Colonisation, Settling and controlling land in another region, Tribute, Money or goods given to a ruler or powerful group, Danegeld, Money paid to Vikings to stop them from attacking, Shield Wall, A fighting formation where warriors stood together with their shields, Berserker, A Viking warrior traditionally described as fighting with extreme fury, Voyage, A long journey, especially by sea, Expansion, The process of spreading into and controlling new areas, Archaeology, The study of the past using objects, buildings and other physical evidence

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