03 Vikings

VIKINGS

维京人

Viking life The Vikings were people who lived in Denmark, Norway and Sweden more than a thousand years ago. Most Vikings lived on small farms in the countryside.

维京人是一千多年前生活在丹麦、挪威和瑞典的人。 大多数维京人住在乡下的小农场里。

Different Vikings The richest Vikings were kings and jarls, and the poorest people were thralls. Most ordinary Vikings were farmers. Kings ruled over large areas of land called kingdoms. Jarls were important leaders who owned lots of land. Some ordinary Vikings worked as fishermen or traders. Thralls were slaves who had to work for richer Vikings.

不同的维京人最富有的维京人是国王和首领，最贫穷的人是奴隶。 大多数普通的维京人都是农民。 国王统治着大片被称为王国的土地。 Jarls是拥有大量土地的重要领袖。 一些普通的维京人从事渔民或商人的工作。 奴隶是不得不为富有的维京人工作的奴隶。

All Viking men except thralls trained to fight as warriors. This statue shows a jarl ready to go into battle. Many Vikings had nicknames, such as Thorkell the Tall and Eric Bloodaxe.

除了奴隶，所有的维京人都被训练成战士。 这座雕像展示了一个准备投入战斗的巨兽。 许多维京人都有绰号，比如高个儿索克尔和血斧埃里克。

At home Viking families lived in wooden or stone buildings called longhouses. There was one big room inside. The walls of this longhouse have been removed so you. can see inside. Clothes tools and weapons were stored in big chests or hung up on pegs.

在家里，维京人住在被称为长屋的木头或石头建筑里。 里面有一个大房间。 这座长屋的墙已经拆掉了，所以你。 可以看到里面。衣服、工具和武器被储存在大箱子里或挂在挂钩上。

A fire was used for cooking food and heating the room. At one end of the longhouse was a stable for animals. People slept on benches around the sides of the room. Toilets were holes dug outside, often in small huts.

生火做饭和给房间取暖。 在长屋的一头，有一个养牲口的马厩。 人们睡在房间四周的长凳上。 厕所是在外面挖的洞，通常是在小茅屋里。