Ceorl: The ‘middle class’ in the Viking era.
Draugr: A kind of undead that inhabits graves. Draugr are immensely strong.
Eir: Goddess in charge of healing
Gleeman: A travelling entertainer
Halfdan Ragnorson: Ruler of Jorvik in all but name
Helgafjel: The place the Danes believed good people who did not die in battle went after death
Jarl: Viking noble
Jorvik: York
Kubb: A game where batons are thrown at wooden posts.
Mercia: A part of England ruled by Anglo Saxons. It covered the central part of England.
Merce: Someone from Mercia
Ramsons: wild garlic
Scrofula: Tuberculosis
Squabs: nestling pigeons, considered a delicacy
Thegn: An Anglo-Saxon noble
White Christ: The name the Danes gave to Jesus. ‘White’ denotes a coward.
