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Ottonian Dynasty & The Birth of Germany

Ottonian Dynasty and the Birth of Germany

We are cruising right along into our 9th week and after reading about the beginnings of the Viking invasions and about Alfred the Great, we will now move into the Ottonian Dynasty and the birth of Germany.

In class, we are going to head over to East Francia to learn more about Henry the Fowler, as well as explore the expansion of the Vikings throughout the rest of Europe with the spotlight on Erik Thorvaldsson (aka Erik the Red) and Leif Ericsson (Erik the Red’s son). Our resources for this week include a few fun facts about Alfred coupled with some fun Viking links for your home days.

We’re so glad you joined us! Let’s get started…


Resource Links:

Alfred the Great | 5 Fun Facts and Top 10 Facts about him

Alfred the Great | Photo of the actual Alfred Jewel

Alfred the Great | a BBC Bitesize video

Ottonian Art | See pieces created by Ottonian artists

Viking Timeline | Click on the longship for key events

Ordinary People | In Viking times – find out what life was like!

Viking Facts | In a comic strip

Viking Ships | See the different types of longships and trading ships

Viking Ship Museum | With photos of ships and other artifacts

Viking Traders and Explorers | Go on a trading trip and click on each Viking to find out more

Viking Activities | Make your own Viking bread and some coloring sheets

Viking Weapons | Photographs and facts about viking weapons


Short Videos:

*Parents, please preview for your students first.

Vikings | 10 Interesting Facts

A Viking Village | Take a virtual tour through a computer reconstruction

Erik the Red and Leif Ericsson

 

Viking Board Game | Did Viking  play games? Let’s investigate!


Stay tuned next week for more on the Vikings and Norse Myths!

 

 

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