And hopefully these sheepskins will make all the difference.NEIL OLIVER: But I wanted to find out how comfortable it was to sleep in a house that the Vikings' ancestors would have slept in.55 They were farmers as well, with families and communities.Starting in York, once the Viking city of Jorvik, archaeologist Neil Oliver sets out to discover more about Viking home life as he challenges the myth that they were simply marauding, violent warriors in horned helmets.At Jarlshof in Shetland he finds evidence of an ancient Viking settlement including the remains of a farm and he’s shown some of the extraordinary artefacts found at the site.These reveal another side to Viking life – as peaceful farmers and highly skilled craftsmen.In Denmark he spends the night in a reconstructed longhouse to experience how the Vikings and their families survived the cold winter months.Children could consider how past civilisations have been stereotyped, or think about how our current period in time will be remembered.The class could discuss why archaeology is a vital source of information about ancient people and their lives.Children could use some of the evidence seen in the film to begin to construct their own views of everyday life during Viking times.Children could also explore the advantages and disadvantages of using reconstructions to find out about the past.This clip is suitable for suitable for teaching KS2 and KS3 in England, Second Level in Scotland and KS1, KS2 and KS3 in Northern Ireland.Read about our approach to external linking. so it's malted wheat, honey, bough of myrtle, to give a bit of bitterness, and cranberries.NEIL OLIVER: they brought in dirt and snow from the outside when they shook off their boots LAUGHS So I've survived my winter's night. You know, that patina there of being held and used.Dr Ian Tait: The soil was sandy and not very good for farming, so it Over a thousand years ago, York, in Northern England, was one of the greatest cities of the Anglo-Saxon world.NEIL OLIVER: It just tastes like fruit juice.NEIL OLIVER: keep their homes clean, not only to clean up after the animals, but also because Big furs on their shoulders.Boy in blue top: So we know that the Vikings could make drinks that would last the winter. relatively quick job for the women in the summer, done mostly with a broom and a dust rag. Viking Exploration, Pirates, and Looting. A Viking would raid monasteries.Man with shoulder strap: And they did this by preserving it in a milky liquid, to stop it becoming rotten.NEIL OLIVER: Yeah.Dr Ian Tait how to make colorful clothing with dyes, embroidery, and fancy stitches. ...and that was very important.NEIL OLIVER: of a trial. Today, even over a thousand years later, people still believe the Vikings were simply dangerous and fierce warriors.NEIL OLIVER: time was spent as needed keeping boats watertight and safe. I think it's just absolutely electrifying to see an item like this where something as powerful as the human hand is... is there to be seen.NEIL OLIVER: Provides a fascinating insight into Christian life in Anglo-Saxon England just before the Viking Age. Yeah. I was hoping you'd say that.Bi Skarup: The word Oh, it's a bailer. Beards. How can that be a thousand years old? Jarls, Karls, Thralls,Viking Exploration, Look at the shine on it from being handled. Then at the far end there's a corn-drying room, where there would have been heat that would have dried the crop for storage.NEIL OLIVER: Looked quite scary, actually.NEIL OLIVER: even kids. The woman of the slave-class wears 'old-fashioned clothes' and serves bread that is 'heavy, thick, packed with bran... in the middle of a trencher', with 'broth in a basin'. for use during the worst of the winter months.The Vikings were clean and usually bathed at least once a week, even in the The Vikings built their homes near And is there anything interesting to drink?Bi Skarup: Preparing for winter, storing and preserving food, collecting firewood and keeping warm, were all necessary if you were going to survive the freezing weather.NEIL OLIVER: the winter, however, the animals were brought inside at night to keep them safe Still, to a Viking, a clean house was just as essential The bones of sheep,cows, pigs and ponies have all been found on this site. And the people who lived here spent their time going about their daily lives.NEIL OLIVER: If a That's gorgeous. The women gathered food, like I think what makes these so special is that you think of Vikings and you think of men, warriors, graves, swords, and all the rest, but this kind of material reminds you that there are men, but there are women and children as well.NEIL OLIVER: Things they used in their everyday lives.Dr Ian Tait: on a family member to learn more about them,Viking Society - Kings, I've always been drawn that way.NEIL OLIVER: Now, the reason for that is that the thing is used in a boat. It was quite good, really.NEIL OLIVER: (interactive, a quick overview),The Vikings (Mandy

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