The Vikings

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. The peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden (11)
  2. 6. God of thunder and rain and farming (4)
  3. 9. Weapon with a long sharp blade (plural) (6)
  4. 10. Armor plate that protects the head (plural) (7)
  5. 11. A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle (plural) (7)
  6. 12. Any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries (plural) (7)
  2. 2. The largest island in the world (9)
  3. 3. Goddess of love and fecundity (5)
  4. 4. Willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises (11)
  5. 7. A protective covering or structure (plural) (7)
  6. 8. Ruler of the Aesir (4)
  7. 9. A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon (plural) (6)