lifestyle
JOBS
FOOD
What did the Vikings eat? The Vikings grew gardens, farmed crops and raised animals. They ate what they produced on their farms or what they could hunt, fish or gather. Viking farms were generally small, but large enough to keep the family well-fed. Their food was seasonal, so they might have had a lot of food available to eat at some times of the year and very little to eat at others.
CLOTHES
MEN'S CLOTHING:
- BLACKSMITH
- JEWELERS
- FABRIC MAKERS
- POTTERS
- BONE CARVERS
- BAKERS
- FISHERMEN
- HUNTERS
- WARRIORS
- SAILORS
- BOAT BUILDERS
- LEATHER WORKERS
- WOODEN BOWL MAKERS
- Traders
- Merchants
FOOD
What did the Vikings eat? The Vikings grew gardens, farmed crops and raised animals. They ate what they produced on their farms or what they could hunt, fish or gather. Viking farms were generally small, but large enough to keep the family well-fed. Their food was seasonal, so they might have had a lot of food available to eat at some times of the year and very little to eat at others.
CLOTHES
MEN'S CLOTHING:
- The outer garment for the man's upper body was the kyrtill (the overtunic).
- Under the kytrill most men wore an undertunic.
- On the lower body men wore trousers.
- Under the trousers they wore underpants (they were the same style as the trousers but knee length).
- Sometimes men wore woolen cloaks, sometimes lined with contrasting colour wool.
- Some men wore caps made out of wool, sheepskin, leather or fur.
- Socks were optional, depending on the wealth of the individual.
- There shoes typically were simple affairs made using the turnshoe technique. The uppers were sewn to the sole with the finished side in, and the rough side out. Then the shoes were turned inside out. This put the seam inside the shoe, where it was less susceptible to wear. It also put the holes that resulted from the stitching inside the shoe, so the shoe was less likely to leak on wet ground.
