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Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities Activities for Primary 6

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the hiss of the sea rushing past. With one h<strong>and</strong> he reached out <strong>and</strong> stroked thedeeply carved, brightly painted prow. It looked like a ferocious dragon rising outof the waves. The sight of the prow struck terror into the hearts of l<strong>and</strong>people, but he knew the dragon as a friend. He had watched his father <strong>and</strong>older brothers carve <strong>and</strong> paint the wood themselves. Together with theirkinsmen they had built the longship on the shores of their fjord: a deep, narrowsea inlet. One lay just below their farm.Extract taken from: ‘The Vikings in Irel<strong>and</strong>’ by Morgan LlywelynISBN : 0862784212 Published by O’Brien.- 38 -

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