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Namesakes: Olen, an ancient Greek poet known for his “ancient hymns.” Olen Steinhauer, an American writer of spy fiction novels like The Tourist. Namesakes: Frida Hansdotter, a former Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer, and Olympic champion. Frideborg “Frida” Stéenhoff, a Swedish writer who took part in the women’s suffrage movement. Some people prefer more modern names that still allow them to remain in touch with their Scandinavian roots. This is WEEK 1 of a 7 week English scheme of Work has been centred around ‘Viking Boy’ by Tony Bradman. This thoroughly engaging text follows Gunnar’s journey as he tries to avenge his father’s death, with many challenges along the way. This 35 x 1 hour English Scheme of Work is written for Years 5 and 6 (aged 9-11). All Learning Intentions come from the National Curriculum for Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation for Upper Key Stage 2.

Namesakes: Brandt Hershman, an American state senator for Indiana from 2000 to 2018. Brandt Louie, a Canadian President and CEO of H.Y. Louie Co. Limited. Namesakes: Freja Erichsen, a Danish model known as “Queen of Cool.” Freja Nielsen, a Danish badminton player and silver medalist at the 2018 European Junior Championships. This is because many of the Viking tales that we know today were first written down by the Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda in the 13th century.

It’s full of the actions, battles, and excitement you would expect from an author as exciting as Bradman! Naming a boy Lief or Erik, after an imminent explorer, was popular too, as parents believed that it would give their boys courage and an adventurous spirit! Lots of action in this story, and in the illustrations by Pierre-Denis Goux, such as the drawing of the Valkyries riding their wolves 'creatures of nightmare, each the size of a horse, but with bristling grey pelts and huge, leathery wings. Their eyes glowed red, and blood dripped from their muzzles as if they had come from some ghastly carrion feast.' The author obviously goes along with Thomas Hobbes showing life being nasty, brutish and short. It's surprising how any Norsemen survived long enough to go a-viking in this blood-soaked landscape. It is very much a boys' story: the only female characters are Gunnar's mother, Brunhild the Valkyrie – I'm not sure why she has a German name, and the three Norns – apparently auditioning for Macbeth. The men and boys are all busy thumping and slicing each other, it reminds me of Toxteth (that's an inner city area of Liverpool in the UK noted for its lively atmosphere.)

Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9753 Ocr_module_version 0.0.15 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000584 Openlibrary_edition Famous Namesakes: Frode Andresen (Norwegian biathlete and skier), Frode Estil (Norwegian cross-country skier), Frode Bovim (Olympic sailor) Famous Namesakes: Gustav Elijah Åhr (U.S. rapper known as Lil Peep), Gustav Mahler (composer), Gustav Klimt (Austrian painter) This activity focuses on the vocabulary from chapter 2 of Viking Boy and is aimed at Year 5 and Year 6 children.Gunnar, a 14 year old Viking farm boy, swears an oath to kill Skuli, and avenge his Father's murder. There is NO sequel!! In Norse mythology, Odin was the god of war, poetry, and magic, and was considered one of the strongest gods. So, Odin was strong, cultured and wise – a pretty inspiring name for a baby boy! Ragnar Namesakes: Brenna O’Brien, a Canadian actress known for voice work in the anime series Inuyasha. Brenna Hassett, an American-British archaeologist who founded TrowelBlazers, championing women archaeologists. Also, naming children after gods, such as Thor, Ragnar or Odin, was thought to bring divine protection to the newborn child.

Namesakes: Rolando Dominguez (known as Rolo Puente), an Argentine comedian and actor. Rolo Villar, an Argentine radio host and winner of the 2014 Martín Fierro Awards for best work in humor. Namesakes: Halfdan Rasmussen, a Danish poet, awarded the Ministry of Culture’s children’s book prize in 1965. Halfdan Nielsen, a Danish film composer who won two Danish Grammy Awards. Whether you’re on the hunt for Viking names for boys, Norse gods names, or simply the best Norwegian boy names, we’ve gathered the best of the best (along with some of the rarer Norwegian names) in our ultimate guide of Norwegian baby boy names. Very much like Anglo-Saxon boy - historically accurate and a great read for the right age who wants to find out more about life in Viking times. It's quite gory (lots of heads are sliced off and go rolling along the ground) which will appeal too many. It has the main character interacting with Odin, the Valkyries, the Norns, and going to (and returning from) Valhalla, which seems right for the era as the Vikings believed Odin travelled the world. This also would add to a young reader's knowledge of the mythology of the Vikings. However, for me, (and yes, I'm not the target audience) it's too trite and too cliched. Seasoned Vikings pop up all over the place with nothing better to do than help the 15 year old protagonist to get his revenge. And, the only two female characters are the protagonist's mother who is beautiful and briefly wields a spear before being captured and forced to marry her captor, and the wife of a baddy who is ugly and shrieks like a harpy (to mix my mythology). Come on, Tony Bradman, you can do better than that!It is a great epic tale, worthy of being told in mead halls in the Viking times! It is an epic quest of a young boy, trying to complete his blood quest to avenge his fathers death. It is great because it mentions great information about Vikings. It talks about daily life, slaves and the Vikings gods. Famous Namesakes: Erica Durance (Canadian actress known for playing Lois Lane in the TV series "Smallville"), Erykah Badu (musician) Also, see What Hairstyles Did the Vikings Have? to learn more. Strong Warrior Names for Viking Males Frode comes the Old Norse name Fróði, which means “wise cleverand learned”. A good choice for a baby boy, we think! Gorm

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