KS2 English: Viking Sagas

Watch stories from Norse mythology told in a fun but faithful style for 7-9 year olds. Featuring Odin, Loki, Freya, Thor and many other gods, goddesses, giants and an array of unusual creatures!

The sagas are accompanied by a comprehensive Resource Pack, full of ideas for further literacy activities including reading, writing and SPAG.

Loki relates how Odin creates Asgard (for gods), Midgard (humans) and Jotunheim (giants).

1: Odin creates the world

Part 1 of a story about the goddess Freya and her underground meeting with the goblins.

2: Freya and the Goblins - Part 1

Part 2 of a story about the goddess Freya and her underground meeting with the goblins.

3: Freya and the Goblins - Part 2

Loki and Thor journey to Jotunheim to challenge their enemies, the giants.

4: Thor and the Giants - Part 1

Thor and Loki journey to Jotunheim where they spend the night in a very unusual building.

5: Thor and the Giants - Part 2

Thor takes on further challenges...not knowing that there is magic at work against him.

6: Thor and the Giants - Part 3

Odin and Loki are in Midgard and meet a very unusual bird - in fact, a giant in disguise.

7: Apples of Iduna - Part 1

Loki has agreed to help the giant, Thiassi, against the gods - and he know just how.

8: Apples of Iduna - Part 2

The gods grow old...but Odin knows who is to blame and orders Loki to rectify matters.

9: Apples of Iduna - Part 3

Loki and Iduna are chased back to Asgard by Thiassi...while Odin orders a bonfire.

10: Apples of Iduna - Part 4

Further resources

Suggestions for further literacy activities including reading, writing and SPAG.

Resource Pack

All the main characters from the four Sagas

Meet the Characters...

Find out about the settings for each of the Viking Sagas...

The story settings...

Put the key events of the story in the correct order.

Sequencing activity - Thor

Put the key events of the story in the correct order.

Sequencing activity - Iduna

Teacher Notes

This series can be used to increase pupils' familiarity with a broad range of texts and narratives, including myths, legends and traditional stories and to make connections between these and other stories they are familiar with.

It will also support a broad range of writing objectives.

Curriculum Notes

This series is relevant for teaching English at KS2, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and at First and Second Level in Scotland.