Viking Childhood

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0:00:22 > 0:00:24'This story belongs to Ashton

0:00:24 > 0:00:25'and his Auntie Sheila,

0:00:25 > 0:00:28'who he calls Ishi Masi.

0:00:28 > 0:00:32'Ishi, because he couldn't say "Sheila" when he was younger

0:00:32 > 0:00:34'and Masi is a Gujarati word for "auntie".

0:00:34 > 0:00:36'Auntie Sheila is Ishi Masi.

0:00:37 > 0:00:41'It's a tiny tale about how children just like you

0:00:41 > 0:00:45'lived in the olden days, over 1,000 years ago.

0:00:47 > 0:00:49'Now it's time for Ishi Masi

0:00:49 > 0:00:52'and Ashton to go on a journey of discovery.

0:00:52 > 0:00:56'Together, they're going to find out what life was like,

0:00:56 > 0:00:57'all those years ago.'

0:01:00 > 0:01:03Ashton, would you like help sowing your seeds?

0:01:03 > 0:01:05No, thank you.

0:01:05 > 0:01:08- What things are you planting? - Salad leaves.

0:01:08 > 0:01:10Salad leaves? Wow.

0:01:10 > 0:01:13I know a story about a boy called Regnauld

0:01:13 > 0:01:14who liked salad leaves.

0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Regnauld? That's a funny name!- Isn't it just!

0:01:17 > 0:01:21He was a Viking. He lived over 1,000 years ago.

0:01:21 > 0:01:24- 1,000 years ago?- Mm-hm.

0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Do you know what Vikings are? - No, what are they?

0:01:27 > 0:01:30Vikings lived over 1,000 years ago

0:01:30 > 0:01:34and they came from Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

0:01:36 > 0:01:40'The Vikings came to Britain looking for good farmland, to grow things.

0:01:40 > 0:01:44'They were great sailors and had beautiful boats

0:01:44 > 0:01:48'called longboats, which were like the one in this modern film.

0:01:48 > 0:01:52'They sailed to lots of countries all around Europe and further.

0:01:52 > 0:01:57'Some Vikings were like pirates, and stole treasure from people.

0:01:57 > 0:02:01'Some were traders, who bought and sold things.

0:02:01 > 0:02:04'Some were craftsmen, who made many different things,

0:02:04 > 0:02:07'and some were warriors, like soldiers.'

0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Do you know where Regnauld lived? - No.

0:02:10 > 0:02:12In a little village near York.

0:02:12 > 0:02:15Do you think it was very different 1,000 years ago?

0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Yeah.- Yeah, I think so too.

0:02:17 > 0:02:20Do you want to get dressed up and find out about Vikings?

0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Yes, please!- Come on, then.

0:02:25 > 0:02:29So, Ashton, what do you think of these Viking clothes?

0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Amazing.- You think they're amazing?

0:02:31 > 0:02:34My favourite bit is the jewellery.

0:02:34 > 0:02:38Would you like to wear these clothes every single day?

0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Yes!- Would you? I think I'd be hot.

0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Shall we strike a Viking pose?- Yeah.

0:02:43 > 0:02:44BOTH: Rarrr!

0:02:46 > 0:02:50'Ashton and Ishi Masi look ready for a big adventure.

0:02:50 > 0:02:53'But where will they go and what will they see?'

0:03:01 > 0:03:06'Ishi Masi has brought Ashton to the Danelaw Centre for Living History,

0:03:06 > 0:03:09'where they teach people all about the Vikings.'

0:03:11 > 0:03:13Children: Yay!

0:03:13 > 0:03:16'They've built a village that looks a lot like the

0:03:16 > 0:03:19'one Regnauld would have lived in.

0:03:19 > 0:03:23'And they dress up just like the Vikings used to do.'

0:03:28 > 0:03:32'Ishi Masi is going to show Ashton around a Viking house.'

0:03:35 > 0:03:38FLUTE MUSIC PLAYS

0:03:38 > 0:03:41Wow, Ashton! This is a Viking house,

0:03:41 > 0:03:45the kind of place Regnauld would have lived with his family.

0:03:45 > 0:03:46Do you like it?

0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Yes.- What sort of things do like about it?

0:03:50 > 0:03:52I like these four pictures.

0:03:52 > 0:03:54- Like that one over there?- Yes.

0:03:54 > 0:03:57- And do you like the fire?- Yes.

0:03:57 > 0:04:00They would cook all their food on one fireplace

0:04:00 > 0:04:02and they'd all live in one room.

0:04:02 > 0:04:06What sort of things are missing from this house

0:04:06 > 0:04:08- that you might have in yours? - A comfy sofa.

0:04:08 > 0:04:10Yeah. What else?

0:04:10 > 0:04:12Maybe some toys?

0:04:12 > 0:04:15- And bath.- And a bath, yes.

0:04:15 > 0:04:18Do you all live in one room, in your house,

0:04:18 > 0:04:19or do you have lots of rooms?

0:04:19 > 0:04:23- LOTS of rooms!- Lots of rooms, I know.

0:04:23 > 0:04:28And what would happen if you needed the toilet? Where's the toilet?

0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Outside?- Do you think? Shall we go and look?

0:04:31 > 0:04:32- Yes.- Come on, then.

0:04:38 > 0:04:40Look at this! This is a Viking toilet.

0:04:40 > 0:04:42What do you think about that?

0:04:42 > 0:04:45It looks very, very stinky.

0:04:45 > 0:04:47It looks like it could have been, yes.

0:04:47 > 0:04:49They didn't have flushes then,

0:04:49 > 0:04:53so they had to wait for the rain to flush everything away.

0:04:53 > 0:04:55And what else do you think they used?

0:04:55 > 0:04:58They used leaves to clean their bottoms.

0:04:58 > 0:05:01They did, they used leaves for toilet roll!

0:05:01 > 0:05:05What do you think it would be like using leaves for toilet roll?

0:05:05 > 0:05:06Yucky!

0:05:06 > 0:05:07Ooh, yucky!

0:05:10 > 0:05:14'There were lots of things the Vikings didn't have.

0:05:14 > 0:05:17'No schools or teachers in the villages.'

0:05:17 > 0:05:20DRUMS BEAT

0:05:20 > 0:05:24'Children learned from their parents and others in the village.

0:05:24 > 0:05:26'There were no shops,

0:05:26 > 0:05:31'so they had to grow all the food they needed to survive.

0:05:31 > 0:05:34'Ashton is helping the other children sow seeds,

0:05:34 > 0:05:36'just like Regnauld would have done,

0:05:36 > 0:05:40'so they can have plenty of wheat and vegetables to eat.

0:05:40 > 0:05:45'The Vikings grew wheat and barley, so they could make bread.

0:05:45 > 0:05:48'Ashton and Ishi Masi are being shown by Fiona how to

0:05:48 > 0:05:51'grind wheat and turn it into flour.

0:05:51 > 0:05:54'The wheat is put into a hole, then Ashton

0:05:54 > 0:05:57'and Fiona turn the stone wheel and the wheat is

0:05:57 > 0:06:02'rubbed in between the two heavy stones until it becomes flour.

0:06:03 > 0:06:08'You need flour and water to make Viking flatbread.

0:06:08 > 0:06:10'It's a dusty job, Ashton!'

0:06:13 > 0:06:17This is some we made earlier, if you'd like to try it.

0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Mmm! It's nice!- It's good!

0:06:33 > 0:06:37'Ashton has another chore. He has to feed Murphy, the goat.

0:06:37 > 0:06:42'Vikings loved keeping goats, because goats gave then milk to drink.

0:06:42 > 0:06:45'They also used the milk to make cheese, and sometimes,

0:06:45 > 0:06:48'the goat's hair was used to weave into cloth.'

0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Do you like his beard?- Yes.

0:06:50 > 0:06:52- I like it. - Do you want to stroke him?

0:06:52 > 0:06:53It's like Da-da's!

0:06:53 > 0:06:55It is like Da-da's, yes!

0:06:55 > 0:06:59That's Grandad - that's my dad, isn't it? He's got a beard.

0:06:59 > 0:07:02'Everything in a village had a use.

0:07:02 > 0:07:06'Everyone had to work together and look after each other.'

0:07:16 > 0:07:20'The Viking villagers had to protect themselves from the cold,

0:07:20 > 0:07:24'as there were no shops close by, so they made their own clothes.

0:07:24 > 0:07:29'Everyone in the village knew how to weave, both boys and girls.

0:07:29 > 0:07:31'The clothes Regnauld wore

0:07:31 > 0:07:34'were probably woven by someone in his family.

0:07:35 > 0:07:39'Ishi Masi and Steph are nalbinding, which is

0:07:39 > 0:07:42'the Viking way of knitting with one needle.

0:07:42 > 0:07:45'They're using a thick, wooden needle.

0:07:45 > 0:07:48'They stitch lots of loops together,

0:07:48 > 0:07:50'and this is how Vikings made socks,

0:07:50 > 0:07:53'to keep their feet warm.

0:07:53 > 0:07:56'Ashton is busy winding the wool into a ball

0:07:56 > 0:07:59'so it can be used for nalbinding.

0:08:00 > 0:08:06'Now they're weaving woollen threads together on a frame called a loom.

0:08:06 > 0:08:10'There are lots and lots of woollen threads on the loom.

0:08:10 > 0:08:13'That is going to make a lovely hat for Ashton.'

0:08:19 > 0:08:23'Ashton and Ishi Masi are learning to protect the village,

0:08:23 > 0:08:25'just as Regnauld would've done.'

0:08:25 > 0:08:28Right, guys. We're going to learn

0:08:28 > 0:08:30- how to protect our village, yes? - Yes!

0:08:30 > 0:08:32Now we take a step forward, as a line,

0:08:32 > 0:08:35and the Vikings would've said "stiga",

0:08:35 > 0:08:36meaning "take a step".

0:08:36 > 0:08:39So when I shout "stiga", let's all take one

0:08:39 > 0:08:43step forward and shout it really loudly. Are you ready?

0:08:43 > 0:08:46- Stiga!- ALL: Stiga!

0:08:46 > 0:08:48That was good. Go back, try again.

0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Stiga!- ALL: Stiga!

0:08:51 > 0:08:52Ah, you're getting it!

0:08:52 > 0:08:55You'll make fine warriors. Stiga!

0:08:55 > 0:08:59'Often, the men of the village would go off to work elsewhere,

0:08:59 > 0:09:02'trading or hunting, leaving the women and children behind.

0:09:02 > 0:09:05'Everyone had to help protect and

0:09:05 > 0:09:08'defend the village from wild animals or intruders.'

0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Stiga!- ALL: Stiga!

0:09:12 > 0:09:15'Sometimes, they had to defend the village.

0:09:15 > 0:09:18'But also, they would get visitors from other

0:09:18 > 0:09:20'villages, who'd be welcome.

0:09:20 > 0:09:24'When visitors came, they would have a big meal called a banquet.

0:09:24 > 0:09:26'The whole village would go.'

0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Ashton, are you liking the banquet? - Yes.

0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Especially the soup. - Especially the soup.

0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Do you think you'd like to eat Viking food all the time?- Yes.

0:09:36 > 0:09:39- And would you like to live in a Viking village?- Yes.

0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Shall we have some more food? - Yes.- Come on, then.

0:09:43 > 0:09:49'The Vikings ate ham, flatbread and fish,

0:09:49 > 0:09:51'just like we do today.

0:09:51 > 0:09:54'And it looks really, really yummy.

0:09:58 > 0:10:02'Many Vikings couldn't read or write as they didn't go to school,

0:10:02 > 0:10:07'but loved listening to stories and hearing about their history.

0:10:07 > 0:10:10'A skald, a Viking word for storyteller,

0:10:10 > 0:10:12'would tell stories.'

0:10:12 > 0:10:15The wolf closed his jaws... Unghh!

0:10:15 > 0:10:16Yeah! And he bit off...

0:10:16 > 0:10:20'Stories about Viking history are called Viking sagas.

0:10:20 > 0:10:25'The children are listening to a saga being told by a skald.'

0:10:33 > 0:10:36'When Regnauld finished his chores,

0:10:36 > 0:10:39'he and his friends would play games.

0:10:42 > 0:10:46'Ashton and Tom are playing a Viking game called kingy bats.

0:10:46 > 0:10:50'They have to keep the ball in the air using a bat like a shield.'

0:10:50 > 0:10:54OK, we're having a strong person competition.

0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Who's going first?- Me!- All right, Ashton.

0:10:56 > 0:10:59Come on, you know what you need to do.

0:10:59 > 0:11:03Are you going to hold it that way? Everyone going to count? Ready?

0:11:03 > 0:11:05One, two...

0:11:05 > 0:11:08'Children played strength competitions,

0:11:08 > 0:11:12'to see who could hold something heavy, the longest.

0:11:12 > 0:11:14'Ashton's friends are counting to see how

0:11:14 > 0:11:16'long he can hold on to the log.

0:11:16 > 0:11:18'Hold on tight, Ashton!'

0:11:30 > 0:11:33- So, Ashton, did you have fun in the Viking village?- Yes.

0:11:33 > 0:11:36What did we do, do you remember?

0:11:36 > 0:11:40We got dressed up like Vikings. We looked amazing!

0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Shall we strike a Viking pose? - Yeah.

0:11:43 > 0:11:45BOTH: Rarrr!

0:11:45 > 0:11:49'We went to the Living History Centre.

0:11:50 > 0:11:55'We went into the village and had a look around a Viking house.'

0:11:55 > 0:11:59This is the kind of place Regnauld would live in.

0:11:59 > 0:12:01'The toilets were outside.'

0:12:01 > 0:12:03What do you think about that?

0:12:03 > 0:12:06It looks very, very stinky.

0:12:06 > 0:12:10'We grind wheat on big stones to make flour,

0:12:10 > 0:12:14'then bread!'

0:12:14 > 0:12:16Mmm! It's nice.

0:12:16 > 0:12:18'I fed a goat.'

0:12:20 > 0:12:21Well done!

0:12:21 > 0:12:24'We learned how to protect the village.'

0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Stiga!- ALL: Stiga!

0:12:28 > 0:12:34'That was fun. We tried some Viking knitting and weaving.

0:12:35 > 0:12:41'I loved playing Viking games, just like Regnauld.

0:12:41 > 0:12:43'We had a Viking banquet.

0:12:45 > 0:12:51'We ate Viking food and listened to a story, and I had lots of fun.'

0:12:51 > 0:12:54So, Ashton. What was your favourite bit?

0:12:54 > 0:12:57- My favourite bit was doing the hoeing.- Was it?

0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Would you like to be a farmer? - Yeah.- Yeah?

0:13:01 > 0:13:05Well, my favourite thing was spending time with you.

0:13:07 > 0:13:09Do you know what time it is?

0:13:09 > 0:13:10Time for a big hug?

0:13:10 > 0:13:12Time for a BIG hug!

0:13:14 > 0:13:16'What a fabulous heap of fun!

0:13:16 > 0:13:19'That was Ashton and Ishi Masi's tiny tale

0:13:19 > 0:13:24'about being a child during Viking times, over 1,000 years ago.

0:13:24 > 0:13:27'Now Ishi Masi has shared this story with Ashton,

0:13:27 > 0:13:31'it's time for Ashton to start his very own story.

0:13:31 > 0:13:34'Do you know someone with a story to share?'