126. Who, or what, are Austri, Vestri, Nordri, and Sudri?

1. Four Giant children of Loki who torment him at Ragnarok.
2. Four eagles who watch mankind from the back of the Midgard serpent.
3. Four dwarves who hold up the sky.
4. Four unseen lands beyond the horizon.

127. Which of these is generally recognized as a genuine historical artifact?

1. The Vinland Map
2. The Kensington Stone
3. The Jellinge Stone
4. The Uunartoq disc
5. a and c
6. c and d

128. Which of these statements is/are TRUE about Eric Bloodaxe?

1. He was king of Norway from 930 AD to 936 AD.
2. His father was Harald Fairhair.
3. He killed his only brother.
4. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Haakon the Good.
5. He was ambushed and killed crossing the Pennine mountains.
6. He was king of Northumbria from 947-948 AD and 952-954 AD.
7. All but d
8. All but c

129. A Snekke is:

1. A legless lizard native to Sweden
2. A small longship
3. A flint-like material for lighting fires
4. An armored coat made of overlapping metal scales
5. A dried and smoked cake eaten on long sea voyages  

130. Wolin is:

1. The priest who officiated at the wedding of Somerled, a Scottish-Viking prince.
2. A tarred material used to patch the gaps between strakes on a longship.
3. A type of bait fish used in the North Sea
4. A port near the mouth of the river Oder in what is now Poland
5. A carved wooden figure used in home worship

131. What is an atgeir?

1. The attachment for the steeringboard
2. An unidentified staff weapon from the sagas
3. A blood feud between two warring families
4. A small boat used to ferry supplies to an anchored ship
5. A bead used to adorn a beard, usually from Venetian glass

132. Who was the first Norseman to sight North America?

1. Bjarni Herjólfsson
2. Erik Thorvaldsson
3. Leif Erikson
4. Æthelred Unræd

133. Which was NOT found in the woman’s crypt in Birka known as Bj 581?

1. Sword
2. Axe
3. Spear
4. Bow & arrows
5. Knife
6. Shield
   - or -
   
7. All of the above were found in the crypt

134. What was found at Mästermyr, Sweden?

1. A set of woodworking tools in a chest
2. An eight-foot tall runestone depicting Thor fishing
3. A Viking-era longship noteworthy for not having rowing benches
4. The remains of the largest longhouse yet discovered
5. Two longship burials with 37 skeletons placed on top of one another

135. What is Gotland?

1. The mythical land of golden people that sinks and rises with the tides
2. Site of the annual Althing
3. Southwestern Iceland, noted for its icy fjords
4. Southern Frisia, noted for its herds of farm animals
5. An island off the coast of Sweden, home of over 800 treasure hoards

136. What is a niddy noddy?

1. A village pest, scorned for never bearing good news
2. A tool used for holding wool in weaving
3. A small shed used to store smoked fish
4. A tool used to clean ear wax
5. A rack for storing fish nets  

137. What is a Futhark?

1. A fishing boat used in the Lofoten Islands in Norway
2. A cargo ship used to transport animals
3. A set of runes used to write Old Norse
4. One of the pranks devised by Loki
5. An engraved doorway of a stave church
6. An inscription on a runestone

138. Which was NOT true about the Battle of Maldon?

1. It was fought in Essex in 991 AD.
2. The Viking fleet numbered 93 ships.
3. The leader of the Vikings was Olaf Tryggvason.
4. It is commemorated in an Old English poem, The Battle of Maldon.
5. Byrhtnoth of Essex led his troops, attempting to prevent the Vikings from crossing from an island to the mainland.
6. Byrhtnoth was slain later by a spear.
7. It resulted in the first payment of Danegeld.

139. What is NOT a part of a sword, its scabbard and hardware?

1. Pommel
2. Chape
3. Socket
4. Fuller
5. Grip
6. Guard
7. Tang

140. What did it MOST likely mean when a weapon was “killed”?

1. It was ritually destroyed out of respect for its original owner
2. It was ritually destroyed so its owner would be able to use it in the afterlife.
3. It was destroyed so its owner would not be able to use it in the afterlife.
4. It was destroyed as a matter of contempt for its original owner.
5. It was destroyed because it was no longer needed.  

141. This is a section of the Oseberg tapestry (ca. 834 AD). What is the person at upper left leading this procession wearing?

1. A Halloween costume
2. A horned helmet
3. A spangenhelm
4. An ocular helmet
5. A Thor’s hammer

142. Which description does NOT apply to this helmet?

1. Ocular
2. Chemin de Fer
3. Nasal
4. Spangenhelm

143. What is the ONLY authenticated and accepted location for Viking settlement in North America?

1. St. Lawrence River, Quebec
2. Greasy Grass Valley, South Dakota
3. Sop’s Arm, Newfoundland
4. Baffin Island, Nunavut
5. L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
6. Point Rosee, Newfoundland  

144. Which evidence of Viking occupation was NOT found at the only Viking site in North America?

1. Butternuts
2. Ship rivets
3. Women’s dress ring pins
4. Sword pommels
5. Longhouse foundations

145. Which is NOT true about the Kensington Stone?

1. It weighs 202 pounds and was found under a tree in Minnesota in 1898.
2. It is dated 1362 AD and uses a non-period depiction of the date.
3. It contains Latin lettering saying “Ave Maria”.
4. It contains a description of a Swedish/Norwegian expedition in North America.
5. It describes the small ship they portaged between rivers.
6. It notes the deaths of 10 men.
7. It uses a mixture of 14th century and later-period Swedish.

146. Which was NOT true of Alfred the Great?

1. He was the king of Wessex from 871 to 899 AD, the fourth of his brothers to hold the throne.
2. He spent years fighting against the Viking Great Heathen Army.
3. He was forced to hide in the marshes of Somerset after a surprise attack on his manor at Chippenham in January, 878 AD.
4. One of his greatest military victories was over the Vikings at Edington in 879 AD.
5. The Danelaw in the North of England was the result of his victories and defeats.
6. He sponsored the creation of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, largely to document his own accomplishments.
   - or -
7. They are all true.

147. What sank the Skuldelev ships at the mouth of the harbor in Roskilde, Denmark?

1. A battle with an opposing Danish fleet led by Sihtric Silkbeard.
2. An effort to blockade against an impending attack from a Viking fleet
3. A ruinous storm with sailyard-high waves
4. Natural causes resulting from leakage and ship-worms
5. A successful attack by swimmers from a nearby village

148. Markland was important as a promising source of:

1. Sea birds
2. Timber
3. Elk and moose
4. Trade with Skraelings
5. Wool from the local sheep

149. What is a Dirhem?

1. A high-quality Arabic silver coin
2. A cart used to transport cargo overland in Denmark
3. A silken piece of trim, usually on the bottom seam of a tunic
4. An ingot, usually of lead, used as a shot for a sling
5. The leather lining of a helmet

150. Which was NOT true of the Siege of Paris?

1. It was begun by a Danish army in 885 AD.
2. It was preceded by Viking attacks in 845, 857, 861 and 865.
3. The Danish army was recorded (probably incorrectly) at 40,000 and 700 ships.
4. The city’s defenders only numbered several thousand.
5. The Vikings burned the wooden bridge connecting the island city with the southern bank of the Seine.
6. The Danish leader, Sigfred, withdrew after being paid 60 pounds of silver.
7. Emperor Charles the Fat lifted the siege in October, 885, paying an additional 700 pounds of silver.
8. The inept defense of the city led to the breakup of the Carolingian empire.

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Sources (among many others):

• Dr. Jackson Crawford, YouTube Lecture Series
• Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
• John Grant, An Introduction to Viking Mythology
• John Haywood, Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age
• Judith Jesch, Women in the Viking Age
• lifeinnorway.net/norwegian-trolls
• Niels Lund,ed., Two Voyagers at the Court of King Alfred -
  The ventures of Ohthere and Wulfstan
  together with the Description of Northern Europe From the Old English Orosius
• Fiona Macdonald, 100 Facts - Vikings
• norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/
• NOVA, multiple episodes
• Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm - A History of the Vikings
• Wikipedia.com