What was life really like for the Vikings? How did they interact socially? What medicines did they use? What did they think about the world they lived in, religion and other peoples? Using recreation photography and images of real historical artefacts this book will help readers 'meet' all kinds of Vikings, from the thrall (or slave) to the various craftspeople, farmers and even some viking children playing games. Journey tot he past and begin to understand what life would have been like in this fascinating and historically-rich time.

Perfect for upper KS2 children studying some of the key historical periods. Encounters with the Past is a series of six books designed to engage children directly with history. A loose narrative structure and Q&A format helps the reader flow through the books, uncovering fascinating facts and the thoughts and ideas of the time.

This book is part of a book series called Encounters With the Past .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alex Woolf is a well-known children's non-fiction author, with many books on history to his credit.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Into the past
• 1: At the quayside
• 1: A visit to the weapon-smith
• 1: The craft of the jeweller
• 1: The thrall
• 1: Life on the farm
• 1: In the bakery
• 1: Watching the weaver
• 1: Questioning the doctor
• 1: Viking games
• 1: Pagans or Christians
• 1: Travel and trade
• 1: Back to the present
• 1: Glossary and index