The Vikings Story Maker

The Vikings Story Maker

The Vikings
Vikings it’s time to write your saga! We will sing of your deeds in the great hall of the fathers. But remember: your actions in battle speak louder than words.
Download the pdf Storymaker: URL here
⊕ Go through the steps below to create your story…

1. Who is the hero of the story…

Vikings sometimes had titles like Eric ‘Bloodaxe’ or Halgerd ‘Long legs’.

  • Erik
  • Rolf
  • Arne
  • Astrid
  • Gudrun
  • Freya
  • Siv


2. What is the name of the baddy?

You could use alliteration (Hilda the Horrible, Vidar the Victorious, etc).

  • Vidar
  • Ivar
  • Olav
  • Ulf
  • Ragnhild
  • Hilda
  • Brynhild
  • Ingrid


3. Choose two locations…

  • Wood
  • Beach
  • King’s Hall
  • Longship
  • Ocean
  • Enemy village
  • Island


4. Choose two objects to take with you on the quest…

Runes were Viking writing. (A ‘runestone’ is a stone with runes written on it).

  • Axe
  • Hammer
  • Coins
  • Broadsword
  • Runestone
  • Key
  • Horn
  • Broach
  • Cup
  • Relics


5. Now zoom forward to the most exciting part of your story. Start to write from the most exciting part.

The first line could be a line of dialogue.