Whalebone plaque from Scar
© Orkney Islands Council
Brooch
© Orkney Islands Council
Spindle whorl
© Orkney Islands Council
Iron shears
© Orkney Islands Council
Iron sickle
© Orkney Islands Council
Whalebone plaque from Norway
Scar burial inventory
PDF file
A full list of the contents of the Scar burial.
Download this document/images/uploads/classroom/Contents_of_the_Scar_Viking_burial.pdfVideo: Viking burials
Source: bbc.co.uk
A three minute video from BBC Class Clips about a Viking grave. This is not the Scar burial, but introduces the concept of grave goods and how useful they are to archaeologists.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/viking-grave/468.htmlSpinning by hand
Source: youtube.com
Spinning with the hand spindle. A 20 second video from a reconstructed Viking village.
See this video on youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izoKG1c7h3A
Using plant dyes
Source: youtube.com
Plant dyes being used at a reconstructed Viking village.
See this video on youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srK5k5oqdw
Viking dress
Source: bbc.co.uk
A short video about Viking women and men’s clothes from BBC Class Clips
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/viking-dress/466.htmlHow the Vikings lived
Source: bbc.co.uk
The BBC Primary History website has several useful sections about women, children and domestic life.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/Video: Viking women and children
Source: bbc.co.uk
Viking women and children: a short video from the BBC
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/viking-women-and-children/129.htmlDiscovering the Scar burial
Source: orkneyjar.com
Article about the discovery of the Scar burial.
Visit the site http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/scarboat/index.htmlOutside the classroom
Orkney Museum
Source: orkney.gov.uk
Visit the site http://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/orkney-museum.htmJorvik Viking Centre, York
Source: jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.ukCanterbury Heritage Museum
Source: canterbury.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.canterbury.co.uk/museums/heritage-museum/Anglo-Saxon-and-Viking.aspxMuseum of London
Source: museumoflondon.org.uk
Visit the site http://www.museumoflondon.org.ukUlster Museum, Belfast
Source: nmni.com
Visit the site http://www.nmni.com/umBritish Museum
Source: britishmuseum.org
Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org/