These raiders sailed to England
In longships made of wood.
They’d burn and pillage
Any small village,
And steal everything they could.

One famous viking was Ragnar Hairy Breeches.
He once raided Paris, in France.
Success brought him fame
But what a silly name!
Who’d want to be called hairy pants?

Famous explorer Eric the Red
Found a place that was windy and freezing.
He called it Greenland
And this, so he planned,
Would make it seem rather more pleasing.

Eric’s son Lief was an explorer too
He captained a longship with 35 men.
Clever and plucky
Nicknamed “Lief the Lucky”
He sailed to America and back again.

Vikings believed the afterlife was
A great hall called Valhalla –
A huge feast where
The only men there
Were warriors, men of valor.

Odin was the king of the gods
Worshipped by the Norse.
He had a long beard
But what’s really weird,
Is he rode an 8-legged horse.

There were lots of other gods and goddesses,
Like Freya – pretty and sweet,
And mighty Thor,
God of thunder and war,
And Loki, with his lies and deceit.