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Transcript: The Mystery of It Was Them
(MUSIC PLAYS)
In a basement, Kyla spots an old briefcase with a note that reads "It was them."
Kyla is in her mid-teens, with long slightly wavy brown hair. She wears jeans, a red tank top with a print on the front and an unbuttoned sleeveless plaid shirt.
Kyla says IT WAS THEM.
E.B. looks at his computer on a desk.
He’s in his mid-teens with curly brown hair in an afro and he wears jeans, a floral shirt and a blue cardigan.
E.B. says OOH. SOUNDS
DARK AND MYSTERIOUS.
Kyla says YEAH, LET'S DO THIS ONE.
OKAY.
E.B. says WHAT CREATURES CAME
FROM OUTER SPACE AND ATE
ALL THE SKYSCRAPERS?
IT WAS THEM. DUN-DUN-DUN!
Kyla says OR MAYBE... MAYBE
IT'S PEOPLE BEING BLAMED
FOR SOMETHING, LIKE,
"IT WASN'T US. IT WAS THEM."
E.B. says BUT WOULDN'T IT BE COOL
IF IT WERE ACTUAL CREATURES FROM
MARS?
He walks funny and says BLIP. BLIP, BLIP. BLIP.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
BLIP. BLIDDY-BLIP, BLIP.
BLIP-TA-BLIP-BLAP-BLOOP.
He grabs an old notebook and finds a page with one sentence that reads "It was them."
Kyla says ANYTHING IN
HERMIONE'S NOTEBOOK?
An old portrait behind them shows a woman with white hair wearing glasses and an explorer’s hat.
E.B. says NOPE. UGH. IT FEELS LIKE
THERE'S SOME CRUMBS STUCK TO THE
PAGES. HERMIONE MUST HAVE BEEN
DOING SOME SERIOUS SNACKING
WHILE THINKING ABOUT THIS ONE.
Kyla says I DARE YOU TO TASTE
ONE OF THE CRUMBS.
E.B. says UH... NO, THANKS.
LET'S JUST LOOK AT THE REST
OF THE CLUES FIRST.
Kyla says OKAY.
A SOCK. WEIRD.
E.B. covers his nose.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
Kyla says OH, WAIT, THERE'S SOMETHING
INSIDE.
She grabs a note and says IT SAYS, "TORVIK."
E.B. says HMM...
Kyla says WHAT'S A TORVIK?
E.B. says UH... I HAVE NO IDEA.
Kyla says I'LL LOOK IT UP.
E.B. grabs an envelope, shakes it and says OOH...
A ROCK. DOESN'T SEEM SO SPECIAL.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A ROCK
AND A SOCK...
Kyla says THINGS THAT RHYME.
E.B. says HUH. OKAY, LET'S LOOK
AT THE NEXT CLUE, SHER-LOCK.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
Kyla says COOL! IT'S A DRAGON
HEAD. WHICH DOESN'T RHYME
WITH SOCK AND ROCK. I THINK
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME
SERIOUS RESEARCH ON THIS ONE.
Kyla walks away.
E.B. says UH-HUH. MYSTERY,
HERE WE COME. HIGH FIVE.
UH... AIR HIGH FIVE.
Music plays as the opening of the show rolls.
A song goes HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY
Aunt Hermione stands next to a knight’s armour. She’s in her fifties, with short white hair and wears glasses, beige trousers, a belted white short-sleeved shirt, an explorer’s hat. She carries a cross-body bag.
The song goes YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY
Clips show images of power lines, an abacus and a computer.
The song continues SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED
She writes down notes on a notebook, holds a globe, travels by jeep, flies an airplane.
The song continues ALL SHE LEFT BEHIND
WAS A HOUSE FULL OF CLUES
BUT E.B. AND KYLA HAVE A PLAN
In the basement, a drawer in a chest opens and random objects come out.
The song continues THEY'RE GONNA SOLVE
EACH MYSTERY FILE
AND FINISH
WHAT HERMIONE BEGAN
THEY'LL SOLVE
E.B. and Kyla appear looking through Hermione’s notes.
The song continues THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
THE MYSTERY FILES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
THE MYSTERY FILES
E.B. and Kyla high-five.
The title of the show reads "The Mystery Files."
At an open place, an actor in medieval costume blows the horn.
Then other actors appear having a sword fight.
(HORN BLOWING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Kyla makes a video with her phone and says SO I TRACKED DOWN THE
NAME ON THE SOCK CLUE, TORVIK.
AND I FOUND OUT THEY'RE A GROUP
OF PEOPLE WHO RE-ENACT HISTORY.
THEY'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT IT.
Einar is in his thirties, with brown hair and a thick beard and he wears medieval clothes.
Einar says HOWYA DOIN'?
Kyla says HI.
Einar says GOOD TO MEET YOU. I'M EINAR.
Another actor says HRANFUNKEL, SON OF NUT.
He’s blond, has a beard and wears medieval clothes.
Kyla says OH, COOL.
Jorge says JORGE JORGESSON.
Jorge has brown hair and a beard and wears medieval clothes. He carries a shield and a sword.
Kyla says NICE TO MEET YOU.
Eydis says EYDIS.
Eydis has mid-length slightly wavy blond hair and wears medieval clothes.
Kayla says NICE TO MEET YOU TOO. YOU GUYS
HAVE REALLY AWESOME COSTUMES.
Einar says THANK YOU. WE TRY
TO KEEP IT AS HISTORICALLY
ACCURATE AS WE CAN.
Kyla says IS IT OKAY IF I DRESS UP?
Einar says OF COURSE. COME ON
OVER. GIVE THIS ONE A TRY.
Kyla says OKAY. SO THIS?
Einar says YEP. IT'S A WOOL TUNIC,
AND IT HELPS A LOT IN THIS COLD.
LAST UP IS THE SWORD.
Kyla says WOAH. THIS LOOKS REALLY REAL.
She puts on the tunic, gloves and a helmet.
Einar says YEAH. THE ONLY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE
AND THE ANCIENT ONES ARE
THESE ARE BLUNTED FOR SAFETY.
Kyla says YEAH, IT'S NOT SHARP AT ALL.
Einar says OKAY. SO YOU'RE FULLY
EQUIPPED AS A TRUE WARRIOR
OF A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
Kyla says A THOUSAND YEARS AGO?
THAT'S A REALLY LONG TIME AGO.
Einar says YES.
Kyla says SO I REALLY AM
GOING BACK IN TIME.
Einar says THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY. SO YOU'RE GOING
TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT
OF SWORD FIGHTING NOW.
Kyla says COOL.
Einar says WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOU
OUR BASIC SYSTEM OF COMBAT,
CALLED THE EIGHTS.
They start crossing swords.
Einar says SHOULDER. SHOULDER.
ELBOW. ELBOW.
AND THRUST. EXCELLENT.
YOU'RE A NATURAL.
Kyla says I'VE GOTTA SEND A
PICTURE OF THIS TO E.B. SELFIE.
She gets a videocall from E.B. and says WOAH. FASTER THAN I THOUGHT.
E.B. says WOAH. KYLA!
Kyla says I KNOW. I GOT THE
BEST CLUE. I'M BATTLING LIKE
AN ANCIENT WARRIOR WOMAN.
E.B. says NO WAY. FOR REAL?
Einar says ON THAT NOTE, KYLA.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF DEBATE
OVER WHETHER WOMEN BACK
IN THE DAY DID FIGHT, BUT
IN OUR GROUP WE CERTAINLY
ALLOW IT IF THEY WANT TO.
Kyla says I'M GLAD.
I'M STILL TRYING IT.
E.B. says THAT'S SO COOL, KYLA.
Kyla says WAIT, SO...
WHO WERE THESE WARRIORS?
Einar says THEY WERE KNOWN AS...
THE VIKINGS.
Kyla says E.B., MAYBE
THIS MYSTERY IS ABOUT VIKINGS.
E.B. says GOOD THINKING. I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN FIND FROM HERE.
Kyla says SO, ABOUT THE VIKING
WOMEN, IF THEY DIDN'T BATTLE,
WHAT DID THEY DO?
Einar says LET'S GO TALK TO EYDIS.
Kyla says HI, EYDIS.
Eydis says HELLO.
Kyla says OKAY, SO I WAS JUST
WONDERING... UM... WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT VIKING WOMEN?
Eydis says WOMEN IN THE VIKING AGE
WERE IN CHARGE OF THE HOUSEHOLD
AND THE FINANCES. A LOT OF TIMES
THEY WERE IN CHARGE OF IMPORTANT
THINGS, LIKE GOING AND MAKING
FABRIC AND CLOTHING FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING MAKING
SAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
(KYLA'S PHONE RINGS.)
Kyla says OH, SORRY.
HEY, E.B., WHAT'S UP?
E.B. says MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
HERMIONE'S MYSTERY MIGHT BE
ABOUT VIKINGS. I'VE FOUND
LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THEM.
He shows an image of Vikings at sea on his computer.
He says THE VIKINGS WERE ALSO CALLED
NORSEMEN. THAT MEANS "PEOPLE
FROM THE NORTH," AND IT'S
BECAUSE THEY CAME FROM AN AREA
IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE CALLED
SCANDINAVIA. THE COUNTRIES
WERE NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK,
AND LATER ICELAND BECAME A PART
OF IT TOO.
An animated map shows the location of all the countries of the Scandinavian region.
E.B. says THE WORD "VIKING."
COMES FROM THEIR OLD NORSE
LANGUAGE, AND IT MEANS
"A PIRATE RAID." IT'S A
GOOD NAME FOR THEM, BECAUSE
THEY WERE PRETTY SCARY WARRIORS.
Kyla says YEAH, EINAR TOLD ME THAT
THEY RAIDED A LOT OF COUNTRIES.
E.B. says UH-HUH. BUT THEY WEREN'T
JUST BAD GUYS. I FOUND OUT
THEY ALSO SETTLED WITH THEIR
FAMILIES, RAISED ANIMALS,
AND GREW CROPS. BACK HOME, THEY
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF FARMLAND,
SO THEY WENT OFF TO FIND IT
IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
Kyla says BUT DID YOU FIND
ANYTHING OUT ABOUT THE VIKINGS
BEING THE SCARIEST WARRIORS
EVER? MAYBE THAT'S WHAT
HERMIONE'S CHAPTER "IT WAS THEM."
WAS GONNA BE ABOUT.
E.B. says HMM... I DON'T KNOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE
SOME PRETTY TERRIFYING
WARRIORS IN HISTORY.
I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE
SPARTANS IN GREECE, HUNS IN
ASIA, ROAMING GLADIATORS DURING
THE TIME OF JULIUS CAESAR...
Images of all the warriors appear.
E.B. says IT'S HARD TO SAY
WHO WAS THE SCARIEST.
HEY, KYLA, WHAT DO YOU CALL
A ROMAN EMPEROR WITH A COLD?
JULIUS SNEEZER.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
Kyla says THANKS, E.B.
The videocall ends.
Kyla says SO IF VIKING WOMEN MADE CLOTHES,
THEN THEY COULD'VE MADE
A SOCK LIKE THIS, RIGHT?
Eydis says YES, EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S MADE WITH
A TECHNIQUE CALLED NAALBINDING.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY?
Kyla says YEAH, SURE.
Eydis says SO NAALBINDING IS
A PRECURSOR TO KNITTING AND
CROCHETING. IT WAS WHAT WAS USED
TO GO AND CREATE, LIKE, SOCKS
AND MITTENS A LOT OF THE TIME -
THINGS TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE WARM
IN THE WINTER.
Kyla says HOW DO YOU GUYS
KNOW THAT THE VIKINGS DID
THIS KIND OF TECHNIQUE?
Eydis says ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE
FOUND THE REMAINS OF NAALBINDED
SOCKS IN VIKING GRAVES.
Images of the old socks appear.
Kyla says SO MAYBE HERMIONE'S
CHAPTER "IT WAS THEM" WAS ABOUT
THE THINGS VIKINGS INVENTED.
WAS IT THEM WHO INVENTED
THE NAALBINDING TECHNIQUE?
Eydis says UH, NO. IT WAS FOUND
IN EGYPT AND PERU BEFORE THAT.
Kyla says WE KNOW THE VIKINGS
EXISTED, BECAUSE ARCHAEOLOGISTS
FOUND ALL KINDS OF OBJECTS FROM
THE TIME WHEN VIKINGS LIVED.
Images of metal objects, footwear and weapons appear.
Kyla says ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE LIKE
DETECTIVES. WHEN THEY DIG UP
THINGS THAT PEOPLE USED A REALLY
LONG TIME AGO, THEY FIGURE OUT
HOW THOSE PEOPLE LIVED.
An animated image shows E.B. in a Viking’s costume yelling incoherently.
Kyla says THEY FOUND SWORDS, CLOTHES,
AND EVEN COOKING UTENSILS.
BUT WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO
WITH HERMIONE'S "IT WAS THEM."
CHAPTER? TO BE CONTINUED.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says HEY, KYLA. WHAT DID
YOU FIND ON THE SOCK CLUE?
Kyla says IT'S A KIND OF KNITTING
THE VIKINGS DID. BUT THEY
DIDN'T INVENT THAT TECHNIQUE.
SO HERMIONE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
WRITING ABOUT THE VIKINGS
BEING THE FIRST TO DO THIS.
WHAT ABOUT THE ROCK?
E.B. says NOT SURE, BUT I KEPT
LOOKING INTO VIKINGS AND I FOUND
SOMEONE AT THE UNIVERSITY
WHO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THEM.
I'M MEETING WITH HIM IN
THE ARCHAEOLOGY LAB TO SEE
WHAT I CAN... DIG UP.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
Kyla says ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK.
SEE YOU LATER.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. says STILL GOT IT.
He enters the lab and says OH. HEY, NEIL.
Neil is in his fifties, with long wavy gray hair in a low ponytail and a beard. He wears glasses, jeans and a brown T-shirt with a print on the front. He stands next to a table full of objects.
Neil says HEY, E.B.
E.B. says NICE TO MEET YOU.
Neil says GOOD TO MEET YOU TOO.
E.B. says YOU'VE GOT SOME
REALLY COOL STUFF HERE.
Neil says OH, YES WE DO.
E.B. says OH! WHAT'S THIS?
IT LOOKS ALL SCRATCHED UP.
Neil says YEAH, IT SORT OF DOES.
THAT'S A RUNE STONE.
RUNE STONE IS HOW THE VIKINGS
RECORDED INTERESTING ITEMS,
LIKE WHO BUILT A BRIDGE.
E.B. says SO THE SCRATCHES ARE
ACTUALLY LIKE A LANGUAGE.
Neil says THAT'S THEIR LANGUAGE.
THAT'S OLD NORSE THAT
YOU SEE RIGHT THERE.
E.B. says OLD NORSE.
Neil says THIS PART, FOR EXAMPLE,
IT SAYS, "GRIM CARVED
A NOT TOO BAD STONE."
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. says THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
SPEAKING OF STONES, I HAVE THIS
ONE. IT'S PART OF MY MYSTERY
THAT I'M TRYING TO SOLVE.
ANY IDEA WHAT IT IS?
Neil says WELL IT LOOKS TO ME
TO BE A PIECE OF SLAG, AND
THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT BEHIND
WHEN THE VIKINGS MAKE IRON.
E.B. says IRON? LIKE IRON
IN CARS AND TOOLS?
Neil says YEAH. EXACTLY.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. puts on an iron helmet.
Neil says THERE YOU GO. AND IT'S A GOOD
STRONG METAL. GOOD AND HARD.
THAT'S WHAT THE VIKINGS NEEDED
AT THE TIME. WHY DON'T YOU GRAB
THAT SPEAR OVER THERE.
E.B. says NO WAY. AND THIS IS
THE VIKING IRON ON TOP?
Neil says THAT'S THE IRON THERE.
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE YOU'VE
GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS
OF IRON MIXED IN TOGETHER,
SO THAT BLADE IS REALLY STRONG.
SO LET ME SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW THEY MADE THE IRON.
HERE'S MY FRIEND DAMIEN.
Damien is in his thirties, with brown hair and a beard. He wears jeans, a white T-shirt, a brown beret and an apron.
E.B. says HEY, DAMIEN. HOWYA DOIN'?
Damien says HI. I'M NOT TOO BAD. YOURSELF?
E.B. says GOOD. WHAT ARE YOU MAKING?
Damien says I'M MAKING A RIVET.
YOU WANNA HELP OUT?
E.B. says YES!
DAMIEN FORGES IRON JUST LIKE
THE VIKINGS DID. HE TELLS ME
THAT BLACKSMITHS WERE REALLY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THEY COULD
MAKE STUFF LIKE TOOLS, POTS, AND
WEAPONS. THEY ALSO MADE RIVETS.
THEY'RE KINDA LIKE NAILS THAT
VIKINGS USED TO HOLD TOGETHER
THE PLANKS OF WOOD
ON THEIR AWESOME SHIPS.
E.B. hammers a piece of hot iron.
Damien says IT'S HARDER
THAN IT LOOKS, ISN'T IT?
E.B. says IT IS. IT'S HARD WORK.
Damien says GO FOR IT.
HAMMER INTO THE CENTRE.
E.B. says OH.
Damien says THERE WE GO.
E.B. says NOW... IT LOOKS LIKE...
Damien says IT'S HARD WHEN IT'S
DANCING AROUND IN A CIRCLE,
ISN'T IT?
E.B. says YEAH, IT IS.
WOW. WELL, THAT WAS NOT EASY,
BUT VERY REWARDING.
Damien says UH-HUH.
E.B. says BUT I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT AUNT HERMIONE
WAS TRYING TO SAY BY "IT WAS
THEM." MAYBE SHE WAS TRYING
TO SAY THAT IT WAS THE VIKINGS
THAT INVENTED IRON-MAKING?
Neil says UNFORTUNATELY, NO, IT
WASN'T. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE
IRON. IT GOES A LONG WAY BACK,
FAR BEFORE THE VIKINGS.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says HEY, KYLA. THE ROCK DID HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO WITH VIKINGS,
BUT I STILL HAVEN'T SOLVED
THE MYSTERY. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
Kyla says GUESS WHAT?
I'M GOING ON A VIKING SHIP.
E.B. says WHAT?
Kyla says OKAY, OKAY. I'M NOT
ACTUALLY GOING ON THE SHIP, BUT
I KEPT LOOKING INTO THIS DRAGON
CLUE. DRAGON PLUS VIKING AND
BOOM: I FOUND OUT THAT VIKING
SHIPS WERE SOMETIMES CALLED
DRAGON-SHIPS. AND THEN...
I DISCOVERED THAT SOME PEOPLE
FROM NORWAY ACTUALLY BUILT
A SHIP JUST LIKE THE REAL VIKING
SHIPS FROM A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
A clip shows that ship sailing in the Hudson.
E.B. says WOW. IT LOOKS AWESOME.
Kyla says THE SHIP JUST CAME BACK
FROM A LONG JOURNEY AT SEA.
WOODY, WHO WAS A CREW MEMBER,
HAS AGREED TO DO
A VIDEO CHAT WITH ME.
(INCOMING CALL)
THAT MUST BE HIM. GOTTA GO.
Woody is in his thirties, with short slightly wavy brown hair and wears sunglasses, a yellow T-shirt and gray trousers.
Woody says OH. HEY, KYLA.
WELCOME TO DRAKEN.
Kyla says COOL. SO, HOW COME
THIS VIKING SHIP WAS BUILT
AND YOU'RE SAILING IT?
Woody says WELL, THIS VIKING SHIP
WAS BUILT AND LAUNCHED IN 2012,
AND WE SAILED IT SO THAT WE CAN
EXPERIMENT WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE WAYS
THAT THE VIKINGS WOULD HAVE DONE
THIS. AND IT HAPPENS TO BE
THE WORLD'S LARGEST VIKING SHIP
EVER BUILT THAT WE KNOW OF.
Kyla says I'M JUST LOOKING AT A
VIDEO OF YOUR SHIP SAILING NOW.
THAT LOOKS AWESOME.
Woody says I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND
A LITTLE BIT. SO HERE WE HAVE
THE FOREDECK OF THE SHIP. AND AT
THE MOMENT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A
BUNCH OF LINES ON DECK, AND THIS
REPRESENTS ALL OF OUR RIGGING OF
THE SHIP. WHILE WE'RE UNDERWAY
MOST OF THIS STUFF IS ATTACHED
TO THE SAIL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE OARS OF THE
SHIP. AND YOU GET A GOOD IDEA
FOR HOW LONG THEY ARE AND HOW
MUCH POWER YOU WOULD NEED
IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE SHIP.
THERE ARE FIFTY OF THESE THINGS.
TWO PERSON PER OAR.
IT'S VERY HEAVY.
Kyla says I GUESS IT'S MUCH BETTER
WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF WIND
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ROW.
Woody says ABSOLUTELY. WHEN THERE'S A LOT
OF WIND IT'S MUCH NICER. THEN
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE WORK,
BECAUSE WE'RE LAZY VIKINGS.
NO, WE'RE SMART VIKINGS.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
Kyla says WOODY TOLD ME THAT THE
VIKING DRAGON-SHIPS COULD SAIL
IN DEEP WATER LIKE THE SEA, AND
THEY COULD EVEN DRAG THEIR SHIP
RIGHT ONTO THE BEACH, JUMP OUT,
AND START A SURPRISE ATTACK.
An animation shows Kyle on the shore and a Viking ship coming towards her.
Kyla says UH-OH. NO WONDER THEY WERE
SO SCARY. I'M OUTTA HERE.
THE COUNTRIES THE VIKINGS CAME
FROM WERE MOSTLY SURROUNDED
BY WATER, SO GOING BY BOAT
WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD
TRAVEL TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
An animated map shows all the countries in the Scandinavian region.
Kyla says DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT THIS MIGHT BE?
Woody says YEAH, IT'S A DRAGON
HEAD. JUST LIKE THIS ONE
ON THE STEM OF OUR SHIP.
Kyla says WOW. IT LOOKS ALMOST
EXACTLY LIKE MY CLUE. SO WHY
DID VIKINGS PUT A DRAGON FIGURE
ON THE FRONT OF THEIR SHIPS?
Woody says WELL, IT'S SAID THAT
VIKINGS MIGHT HAVE PUT DRAGON
FIGURES ON THE FRONT OF THEIR
SHIPS TO WARD OFF SEA MONSTERS
AND TO KEEP THEM SAFE AT SEA.
Kyla says SEA MONSTERS?
THEY'RE CREEPY LOOKING LEGENDS,
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
CONNECTED TO HERMIONE'S
"IT WAS THEM" MYSTERY.
Pictures of sea monsters appear.
Kyla says THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH VIKING KNITTING OR IRON.
BUT WERE THE VIKINGS THE FIRST
TO MAKE SHIPS LIKE THIS?
COULD IT BE THEM?
Woody says NO, DEFINITELY NOT.
SHIPS LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN AROUND
FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THERE ARE
BRONZE AGE DRAWINGS ON STONES
AND ETCHINGS THAT SHOW SHIPS
VERY SIMILAR TO THIS.
BUT THE VIKINGS DID PERFECT
THE SHIP CONSTRUCTION, AND THEY
WERE MASTERS AT THEIR TRADE,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
Kyla says SO THAT CAN'T BE THE
ANSWER TO OUR MYSTERY EITHER.
BUT, WOW! IT'S SO INCREDIBLE
TO THINK THAT THEY DID ALL THIS
WITHOUT ANY TECHNOLOGY.
THERE WAS NO GPS BACK THEN.
Woody says ABSOLUTELY. IT TAKES
A CERTAIN KIND OF BRAVERY
TO HEAD OUT INTO THE OPEN OCEAN,
ESPECIALLY DURING A TIME
WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN
THE NEXT STORM IS COMING
AND WHAT'S AROUND THE CORNER.
Kyla says THE MORE I SPEAK
WITH YOU, THE MORE I THINK
YOU'RE A REAL VIKING.
Woody says WELL, SOME PEOPLE
CALL US MODERN VIKINGS,
SO PERHAPS I AM A VIKING.
Kyla says THANK YOU.
Woody says THANKS FOR COMING ON BOARD.
(INCOMING CALL)
E.B. says HEY, KYLA.
Kyla says E.B., THE VIKING SHIP
WAS AWESOME. BUT I HAVEN'T
FIGURED OUT WHAT HERMIONE MEANT
BY "IT WAS THEM." CAN YOU ASK
OUR ARCHAEOLOGIST IF THERE WAS
ONE OBJECT THAT WAS THE MOST
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY?
E.B. says I WILL, NOW THAT
I'M FINISHED MAKING MY RIVET,
JUST LIKE THE VIKINGS MADE.
OH, AND CHECK OUT WHAT
I JUST RECORDED AND POSTED.
A caption reads "Once in a lifetime special offer!"
A video rolls.
E.B. says I'M COMING AT YOU WITH A SPECIAL
OFFER FROM E.B.'S MYSTERY FILE
VIKING WAREHOUSE: VIKING RIVETS!
YOU CAN USE THEM ON YOUR WOOD.
YOU CAN USE THEM ON YOUR METAL.
YOU CAN EVEN USE THEM ON YOUR
LEATHER. CALL IN THE NEXT
TEN MINUTES AND I'LL THROW IN
THIS HUNK OF IRON.
BUT THAT'S NOT EVEN ALL.
CALL IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES
AND I'LL THROW IN THIS AWESOME
VIKING HELMET! WOAH.
A comic book bubble appears with the caption "Bonus."
A caption reads "Call now."
E.B. says THAT'S RIGHT. VIKING RIVETS,
VIKING IRON, AND A VIKING HELMET
ALL FOR THE SAME SMALL PRICE
OF 19.99. ACT FAST
QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED.
The clip ends.
In the lab, E.B. says SO, NEIL, WAS THERE ONE
CERTAIN VIKING OBJECT THAT WAS
THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY?
Neil says NOT REALLY. ALL OF THE
OBJECTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
TO US, BECAUSE THEY HELP US
TELL THE STORY OF THOSE
WHO CAN'T SPEAK ANYMORE.
E.B. says OH, OKAY.
THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A RIVET
JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT THEY
WOULD'VE HAD IN THEIR BOATS.
E.B. says WOW. RIVETS.
Neil says AND IT WAS FOUND NOT
VERY FAR FROM HERE AT A PLACE
CALLED L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS,
NEWFOUNDLAND. THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS
WENT IN THERE, THEY FOUND NOT
JUST A BUNCH OF RIVETS THAT
THEY FOUND THERE BUT ALSO SOME
REALLY INTERESTING PIECES.
LIKE THIS SPINDLE WHIRL,
AND THAT'S USED SO WOMEN KNOW
HOW TO MAKE THREAD. THEY FOUND
A SMALL PIECE OF A BONE NEEDLE,
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU USE
FOR THE NAALBINDING.
E.B. says OH, YEAH. THAT'S THE
TECHNIQUE THEY USED TO KNIT
THE SOCK IN HERMIONE'S FILE.
Neil says YEAH, EXACTLY.
GRAB ME THAT TABLET, AND WE'LL
HAVE A LOOK AT SOME PICTURES
OF L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS.
E.B. says COOL.
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S CANADA.
Neil says THERE'S NEWFOUNDLAND.
E.B. says RIGHT.
Neil says AND WAY UP HERE AT
THE TOP TIP OF NEWFOUNDLAND,
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GONNA FIND
L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS.
E.B. says L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS.
SO WAS L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS
A VIKING VILLAGE?
Neil says IT WAS MORE OF A BASE CAMP.
E.B. says OKAY.
Neil says THEY CAME THERE FOR A LITTLE
BIT, THEY DID SOME EXPLORING,
THEN THEY WENT HOME. A FEW
YEARS LATER, THEY CAME BACK.
E.B. says VIKINGS WERE REALLY
BIG WORLD TRAVELERS. NEIL SAYS THAT AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT
VIKINGS SAILED TO ICELAND AND
GREENLAND TO SETTLE THERE, THEY
WERE REALLY STARTING TO EXPAND
ALL OVER THE PLACE. ONE VIKING
NAMED LEIF ERICKSON HEARD ABOUT
A FAR WAY LAND THAT ANOTHER
VIKING HAD SEEN ONCE WHEN HE
LOST HIS WAY AT SEA. THEY CALLED
IT VINLAND. LEIF SET OUT FROM
GREENLAND TO FIND IT AGAIN,
AND HE DID. IT WAS NEWFOUNDLAND,
IN NORTH AMERICA. THE VIKINGS
REALLY LIKED IT. THERE WERE LOTS
OF TREES, WHICH THEY NEEDED FOR
BUILDING THEIR AWESOME SHIPS. IT
WAS A LOT WARMER THAN GREENLAND
AND ICELAND, WHERE THEY HAD
SETTLED. THEY FOUND COOL THINGS
LIKE GRAPES AND BEECH NUTS,
WHICH THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN
GREENLAND. NEIL THINKS THAT EVEN
THOUGH THE VIKINGS WENT BACK
AND FORTH TO NORTH AMERICA, THEY
DIDN'T STAY, BECAUSE BUILDING
A NEW COLONY TAKES A LOT
OF PEOPLE AND RESOURCES.
IT WAS JUST EASIER FOR THEM
TO GO BACK TO SCANDINAVIA THAN
TO START A NEW COLONY HERE.
BUT WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT YEAR DID
VIKINGS COME TO NORTH AMERICA?
Neil says THEY WERE HERE
SOMEWHERE AROUND 1002 AD.
E.B. says 1002. OKAY,
THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.
He calls Kyla and says DID YOU KNOW THAT VIKINGS
CAME TO NORTH AMERICA
IN THE YEAR 1002?
Kyla says YEAH. WOODY TOLD ME
THAT'S WHY THEY BUILT THE MODERN
DAY VIKING SHIP: TO RECREATE
THE TRIP THE VIKINGS MADE
TO NORTH AMERICA MORE
THAN A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, I THINK WE MAY
HAVE SOLVED THIS MYSTERY. I'LL
SEE YOU BACK AT THE HOUSE.
Kyla says SEE YOU.
E.B. says WELL, NEIL, THANKS FOR
ALL THE HELP. YOU WERE A HUGE
CONTRIBUTION TO SOLVING THIS
MYSTERY. I THINK WE HAVE IT NOW.
Neil says THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.
E.B. says THANK YOU.
Back in the basement, E.B. says I'M BACK.
Kyla says JUST IN TIME.
OKAY, SO HERMIONE'S CHAPTER IS
"IT WAS THEM." WE HAVE THIS
SOCK THAT WAS CREATED USING
A KIND OF VIKING KNITTING.
E.B. says AND NEIL TOLD ME THAT
THEY FOUND A PIECE OF VIKING
KNITTING NEEDLE IN NEWFOUNDLAND,
ALONG WITH SLAG IRON PLUS RIVETS
USED IN THEIR SHIPS.
Kyla says AND THE MODERN DAY
VIKING DRAGON-SHIP IS RECREATING
AN EPIC JOURNEY VIKINGS MADE...
They both say ...TO NORTH AMERICA.
E.B. types something on his computer and says YUP. I HAVE IT.
NEWFOUNDLAND IS IN NORTH
AMERICA, AND FOR A LONG TIME
PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN
TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC, IN 1492,
AND THAT JACQUES CARTIER'S TRIP
IN 1534 WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN
EXPLORATION OF CANADA. BUT IF
THE VIKINGS CAME TO NEWFOUNDLAND
IN THE YEAR 1002, THAT WAS
LIKE 500 YEARS BEFORE
COLUMBUS OR CARTIER.
Kyla says WHICH MEANS THE VIKINGS
WERE THE FIRST EUROPEANS TO
EVER LAND IN NORTH AMERICA.
E.B. says IT WAS THEM.
THAT'S WHAT HERMIONE WAS GONNA
TALK ABOUT IN HER CHAPTER.
Kyla says MYSTERY SOLVED.
E.B. says BUT THERE WERE FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE LIVING HERE WAY
BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER GUYS.
Kyla says THEY WERE THE REAL FIRST
ONES HERE. BUT THE VIKINGS
BEAT THE OTHER EUROPEANS
BY A FEW HUNDRED YEARS.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD
THING ARCHAEOLOGISTS DUG UP
ALL THIS COOL VIKING STUFF.
Kyla says OH. I ALSO FOUND OUT
THAT'S NOT ALL THAT THEY LEFT
BEHIND. A LOT OF WORDS WE STILL
USE COME FROM THEIR ANCIENT
LANGUAGE, OLD NORSE.
CHECK OUT WHAT I PUT TOGETHER.
She plays a video on the computer.
She says VIKINGS USED TO CALL A TOTALLY
WILD AND FEARLESS WARRIOR
A "BERSERKER." THAT'S HOW
WE GOT THE WORD "BERSERK."
(VIKING GROWLS.)
"FRECKLE" COMES FROM THE WORD
"FREKNUR." ALSO, THE VIKINGS
BELIEVED IN ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT GODS, LIKE THOR,
THE GOD OF THUNDER.
An animation shows Thor growling.
Kyla says HE WAS SO IMPORTANT TO THEM,
THEY NAMED A DAY OF THE WEEK
AFTER HIM: THOR'S DAY.
IT LATER BECAME THURSDAY.
I ALSO FOUND VIKINGS
RIGHT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
E.B. says BUT VIKINGS DIDN'T
REALLY STAY IN NORTH AMERICA.
Kyla says YEAH, BUT...
I DID FIND THE VIKING BAKERY.
She pulls out a bakery box with a caption that reads "Viking Pastries."
E.B. says NO WAY.
Kyla says YEP. THE OWNERS
COME FROM NORWAY, WHERE
VIKINGS DID USED TO LIVE.
They grab a conic piece of pastry with berries inside.
E.B. says OKAY...
YES.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
E.B. syas MMM.
Kyla says MMM.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, I'D BET THE
CRUMBS IN HERMIONE'S NOTEBOOK
WERE FROM GOODIES SHE GOT
AT THE VIKING BAKERY.
Kyla says HERMIONE PROBABLY
ATE THESE WHILE THINKING
ABOUT HER BOOK CHAPTER.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says UH-OH. MY VIKING
INFOMERCIAL WAS A HIT. SOMEONE
JUST POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THAT
THEY WANT TO BUY THE RIVETS
I MADE, BECAUSE THEY WANT
THE BONUS VIKING HELMET.
Kyla says YOU'D BETTER GET BACK
TO MAKING RIVETS.
E.B. says MAYBE AFTER... ONE MORE.
Kyla says OR TWO.
E.B. says OR THREE.
A song goes MYSTERY SOLVED. POSTING
TO THE
MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Cast, Ethan Burnett as E.B. and Kyla Madeira as Kyla.
Producers, Jean-Louis Coté and Joan Taketman.
Director, Zsolt Luka.
An Apartment 11 production.
Produced with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
In a basement, Kyla spots an old briefcase with a note that reads "It was them."
Kyla is in her mid-teens, with long slightly wavy brown hair. She wears jeans, a red tank top with a print on the front and an unbuttoned sleeveless plaid shirt.
Kyla says IT WAS THEM.
E.B. looks at his computer on a desk.
He’s in his mid-teens with curly brown hair in an afro and he wears jeans, a floral shirt and a blue cardigan.
E.B. says OOH. SOUNDS
DARK AND MYSTERIOUS.
Kyla says YEAH, LET'S DO THIS ONE.
OKAY.
E.B. says WHAT CREATURES CAME
FROM OUTER SPACE AND ATE
ALL THE SKYSCRAPERS?
IT WAS THEM. DUN-DUN-DUN!
Kyla says OR MAYBE... MAYBE
IT'S PEOPLE BEING BLAMED
FOR SOMETHING, LIKE,
"IT WASN'T US. IT WAS THEM."
E.B. says BUT WOULDN'T IT BE COOL
IF IT WERE ACTUAL CREATURES FROM
MARS?
He walks funny and says BLIP. BLIP, BLIP. BLIP.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
BLIP. BLIDDY-BLIP, BLIP.
BLIP-TA-BLIP-BLAP-BLOOP.
He grabs an old notebook and finds a page with one sentence that reads "It was them."
Kyla says ANYTHING IN
HERMIONE'S NOTEBOOK?
An old portrait behind them shows a woman with white hair wearing glasses and an explorer’s hat.
E.B. says NOPE. UGH. IT FEELS LIKE
THERE'S SOME CRUMBS STUCK TO THE
PAGES. HERMIONE MUST HAVE BEEN
DOING SOME SERIOUS SNACKING
WHILE THINKING ABOUT THIS ONE.
Kyla says I DARE YOU TO TASTE
ONE OF THE CRUMBS.
E.B. says UH... NO, THANKS.
LET'S JUST LOOK AT THE REST
OF THE CLUES FIRST.
Kyla says OKAY.
A SOCK. WEIRD.
E.B. covers his nose.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
Kyla says OH, WAIT, THERE'S SOMETHING
INSIDE.
She grabs a note and says IT SAYS, "TORVIK."
E.B. says HMM...
Kyla says WHAT'S A TORVIK?
E.B. says UH... I HAVE NO IDEA.
Kyla says I'LL LOOK IT UP.
E.B. grabs an envelope, shakes it and says OOH...
A ROCK. DOESN'T SEEM SO SPECIAL.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A ROCK
AND A SOCK...
Kyla says THINGS THAT RHYME.
E.B. says HUH. OKAY, LET'S LOOK
AT THE NEXT CLUE, SHER-LOCK.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
Kyla says COOL! IT'S A DRAGON
HEAD. WHICH DOESN'T RHYME
WITH SOCK AND ROCK. I THINK
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME
SERIOUS RESEARCH ON THIS ONE.
Kyla walks away.
E.B. says UH-HUH. MYSTERY,
HERE WE COME. HIGH FIVE.
UH... AIR HIGH FIVE.
Music plays as the opening of the show rolls.
A song goes HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY
Aunt Hermione stands next to a knight’s armour. She’s in her fifties, with short white hair and wears glasses, beige trousers, a belted white short-sleeved shirt, an explorer’s hat. She carries a cross-body bag.
The song goes YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY
Clips show images of power lines, an abacus and a computer.
The song continues SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED
She writes down notes on a notebook, holds a globe, travels by jeep, flies an airplane.
The song continues ALL SHE LEFT BEHIND
WAS A HOUSE FULL OF CLUES
BUT E.B. AND KYLA HAVE A PLAN
In the basement, a drawer in a chest opens and random objects come out.
The song continues THEY'RE GONNA SOLVE
EACH MYSTERY FILE
AND FINISH
WHAT HERMIONE BEGAN
THEY'LL SOLVE
E.B. and Kyla appear looking through Hermione’s notes.
The song continues THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
THE MYSTERY FILES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
THE MYSTERY FILES
E.B. and Kyla high-five.
The title of the show reads "The Mystery Files."
At an open place, an actor in medieval costume blows the horn.
Then other actors appear having a sword fight.
(HORN BLOWING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Kyla makes a video with her phone and says SO I TRACKED DOWN THE
NAME ON THE SOCK CLUE, TORVIK.
AND I FOUND OUT THEY'RE A GROUP
OF PEOPLE WHO RE-ENACT HISTORY.
THEY'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT IT.
Einar is in his thirties, with brown hair and a thick beard and he wears medieval clothes.
Einar says HOWYA DOIN'?
Kyla says HI.
Einar says GOOD TO MEET YOU. I'M EINAR.
Another actor says HRANFUNKEL, SON OF NUT.
He’s blond, has a beard and wears medieval clothes.
Kyla says OH, COOL.
Jorge says JORGE JORGESSON.
Jorge has brown hair and a beard and wears medieval clothes. He carries a shield and a sword.
Kyla says NICE TO MEET YOU.
Eydis says EYDIS.
Eydis has mid-length slightly wavy blond hair and wears medieval clothes.
Kayla says NICE TO MEET YOU TOO. YOU GUYS
HAVE REALLY AWESOME COSTUMES.
Einar says THANK YOU. WE TRY
TO KEEP IT AS HISTORICALLY
ACCURATE AS WE CAN.
Kyla says IS IT OKAY IF I DRESS UP?
Einar says OF COURSE. COME ON
OVER. GIVE THIS ONE A TRY.
Kyla says OKAY. SO THIS?
Einar says YEP. IT'S A WOOL TUNIC,
AND IT HELPS A LOT IN THIS COLD.
LAST UP IS THE SWORD.
Kyla says WOAH. THIS LOOKS REALLY REAL.
She puts on the tunic, gloves and a helmet.
Einar says YEAH. THE ONLY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE
AND THE ANCIENT ONES ARE
THESE ARE BLUNTED FOR SAFETY.
Kyla says YEAH, IT'S NOT SHARP AT ALL.
Einar says OKAY. SO YOU'RE FULLY
EQUIPPED AS A TRUE WARRIOR
OF A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
Kyla says A THOUSAND YEARS AGO?
THAT'S A REALLY LONG TIME AGO.
Einar says YES.
Kyla says SO I REALLY AM
GOING BACK IN TIME.
Einar says THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY. SO YOU'RE GOING
TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT
OF SWORD FIGHTING NOW.
Kyla says COOL.
Einar says WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOU
OUR BASIC SYSTEM OF COMBAT,
CALLED THE EIGHTS.
They start crossing swords.
Einar says SHOULDER. SHOULDER.
ELBOW. ELBOW.
AND THRUST. EXCELLENT.
YOU'RE A NATURAL.
Kyla says I'VE GOTTA SEND A
PICTURE OF THIS TO E.B. SELFIE.
She gets a videocall from E.B. and says WOAH. FASTER THAN I THOUGHT.
E.B. says WOAH. KYLA!
Kyla says I KNOW. I GOT THE
BEST CLUE. I'M BATTLING LIKE
AN ANCIENT WARRIOR WOMAN.
E.B. says NO WAY. FOR REAL?
Einar says ON THAT NOTE, KYLA.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF DEBATE
OVER WHETHER WOMEN BACK
IN THE DAY DID FIGHT, BUT
IN OUR GROUP WE CERTAINLY
ALLOW IT IF THEY WANT TO.
Kyla says I'M GLAD.
I'M STILL TRYING IT.
E.B. says THAT'S SO COOL, KYLA.
Kyla says WAIT, SO...
WHO WERE THESE WARRIORS?
Einar says THEY WERE KNOWN AS...
THE VIKINGS.
Kyla says E.B., MAYBE
THIS MYSTERY IS ABOUT VIKINGS.
E.B. says GOOD THINKING. I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN FIND FROM HERE.
Kyla says SO, ABOUT THE VIKING
WOMEN, IF THEY DIDN'T BATTLE,
WHAT DID THEY DO?
Einar says LET'S GO TALK TO EYDIS.
Kyla says HI, EYDIS.
Eydis says HELLO.
Kyla says OKAY, SO I WAS JUST
WONDERING... UM... WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT VIKING WOMEN?
Eydis says WOMEN IN THE VIKING AGE
WERE IN CHARGE OF THE HOUSEHOLD
AND THE FINANCES. A LOT OF TIMES
THEY WERE IN CHARGE OF IMPORTANT
THINGS, LIKE GOING AND MAKING
FABRIC AND CLOTHING FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING MAKING
SAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
(KYLA'S PHONE RINGS.)
Kyla says OH, SORRY.
HEY, E.B., WHAT'S UP?
E.B. says MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
HERMIONE'S MYSTERY MIGHT BE
ABOUT VIKINGS. I'VE FOUND
LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THEM.
He shows an image of Vikings at sea on his computer.
He says THE VIKINGS WERE ALSO CALLED
NORSEMEN. THAT MEANS "PEOPLE
FROM THE NORTH," AND IT'S
BECAUSE THEY CAME FROM AN AREA
IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE CALLED
SCANDINAVIA. THE COUNTRIES
WERE NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK,
AND LATER ICELAND BECAME A PART
OF IT TOO.
An animated map shows the location of all the countries of the Scandinavian region.
E.B. says THE WORD "VIKING."
COMES FROM THEIR OLD NORSE
LANGUAGE, AND IT MEANS
"A PIRATE RAID." IT'S A
GOOD NAME FOR THEM, BECAUSE
THEY WERE PRETTY SCARY WARRIORS.
Kyla says YEAH, EINAR TOLD ME THAT
THEY RAIDED A LOT OF COUNTRIES.
E.B. says UH-HUH. BUT THEY WEREN'T
JUST BAD GUYS. I FOUND OUT
THEY ALSO SETTLED WITH THEIR
FAMILIES, RAISED ANIMALS,
AND GREW CROPS. BACK HOME, THEY
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF FARMLAND,
SO THEY WENT OFF TO FIND IT
IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
Kyla says BUT DID YOU FIND
ANYTHING OUT ABOUT THE VIKINGS
BEING THE SCARIEST WARRIORS
EVER? MAYBE THAT'S WHAT
HERMIONE'S CHAPTER "IT WAS THEM."
WAS GONNA BE ABOUT.
E.B. says HMM... I DON'T KNOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE
SOME PRETTY TERRIFYING
WARRIORS IN HISTORY.
I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE
SPARTANS IN GREECE, HUNS IN
ASIA, ROAMING GLADIATORS DURING
THE TIME OF JULIUS CAESAR...
Images of all the warriors appear.
E.B. says IT'S HARD TO SAY
WHO WAS THE SCARIEST.
HEY, KYLA, WHAT DO YOU CALL
A ROMAN EMPEROR WITH A COLD?
JULIUS SNEEZER.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
Kyla says THANKS, E.B.
The videocall ends.
Kyla says SO IF VIKING WOMEN MADE CLOTHES,
THEN THEY COULD'VE MADE
A SOCK LIKE THIS, RIGHT?
Eydis says YES, EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S MADE WITH
A TECHNIQUE CALLED NAALBINDING.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY?
Kyla says YEAH, SURE.
Eydis says SO NAALBINDING IS
A PRECURSOR TO KNITTING AND
CROCHETING. IT WAS WHAT WAS USED
TO GO AND CREATE, LIKE, SOCKS
AND MITTENS A LOT OF THE TIME -
THINGS TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE WARM
IN THE WINTER.
Kyla says HOW DO YOU GUYS
KNOW THAT THE VIKINGS DID
THIS KIND OF TECHNIQUE?
Eydis says ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE
FOUND THE REMAINS OF NAALBINDED
SOCKS IN VIKING GRAVES.
Images of the old socks appear.
Kyla says SO MAYBE HERMIONE'S
CHAPTER "IT WAS THEM" WAS ABOUT
THE THINGS VIKINGS INVENTED.
WAS IT THEM WHO INVENTED
THE NAALBINDING TECHNIQUE?
Eydis says UH, NO. IT WAS FOUND
IN EGYPT AND PERU BEFORE THAT.
Kyla says WE KNOW THE VIKINGS
EXISTED, BECAUSE ARCHAEOLOGISTS
FOUND ALL KINDS OF OBJECTS FROM
THE TIME WHEN VIKINGS LIVED.
Images of metal objects, footwear and weapons appear.
Kyla says ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE LIKE
DETECTIVES. WHEN THEY DIG UP
THINGS THAT PEOPLE USED A REALLY
LONG TIME AGO, THEY FIGURE OUT
HOW THOSE PEOPLE LIVED.
An animated image shows E.B. in a Viking’s costume yelling incoherently.
Kyla says THEY FOUND SWORDS, CLOTHES,
AND EVEN COOKING UTENSILS.
BUT WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO
WITH HERMIONE'S "IT WAS THEM."
CHAPTER? TO BE CONTINUED.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says HEY, KYLA. WHAT DID
YOU FIND ON THE SOCK CLUE?
Kyla says IT'S A KIND OF KNITTING
THE VIKINGS DID. BUT THEY
DIDN'T INVENT THAT TECHNIQUE.
SO HERMIONE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
WRITING ABOUT THE VIKINGS
BEING THE FIRST TO DO THIS.
WHAT ABOUT THE ROCK?
E.B. says NOT SURE, BUT I KEPT
LOOKING INTO VIKINGS AND I FOUND
SOMEONE AT THE UNIVERSITY
WHO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THEM.
I'M MEETING WITH HIM IN
THE ARCHAEOLOGY LAB TO SEE
WHAT I CAN... DIG UP.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
Kyla says ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK.
SEE YOU LATER.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. says STILL GOT IT.
He enters the lab and says OH. HEY, NEIL.
Neil is in his fifties, with long wavy gray hair in a low ponytail and a beard. He wears glasses, jeans and a brown T-shirt with a print on the front. He stands next to a table full of objects.
Neil says HEY, E.B.
E.B. says NICE TO MEET YOU.
Neil says GOOD TO MEET YOU TOO.
E.B. says YOU'VE GOT SOME
REALLY COOL STUFF HERE.
Neil says OH, YES WE DO.
E.B. says OH! WHAT'S THIS?
IT LOOKS ALL SCRATCHED UP.
Neil says YEAH, IT SORT OF DOES.
THAT'S A RUNE STONE.
RUNE STONE IS HOW THE VIKINGS
RECORDED INTERESTING ITEMS,
LIKE WHO BUILT A BRIDGE.
E.B. says SO THE SCRATCHES ARE
ACTUALLY LIKE A LANGUAGE.
Neil says THAT'S THEIR LANGUAGE.
THAT'S OLD NORSE THAT
YOU SEE RIGHT THERE.
E.B. says OLD NORSE.
Neil says THIS PART, FOR EXAMPLE,
IT SAYS, "GRIM CARVED
A NOT TOO BAD STONE."
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. says THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
SPEAKING OF STONES, I HAVE THIS
ONE. IT'S PART OF MY MYSTERY
THAT I'M TRYING TO SOLVE.
ANY IDEA WHAT IT IS?
Neil says WELL IT LOOKS TO ME
TO BE A PIECE OF SLAG, AND
THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT BEHIND
WHEN THE VIKINGS MAKE IRON.
E.B. says IRON? LIKE IRON
IN CARS AND TOOLS?
Neil says YEAH. EXACTLY.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. puts on an iron helmet.
Neil says THERE YOU GO. AND IT'S A GOOD
STRONG METAL. GOOD AND HARD.
THAT'S WHAT THE VIKINGS NEEDED
AT THE TIME. WHY DON'T YOU GRAB
THAT SPEAR OVER THERE.
E.B. says NO WAY. AND THIS IS
THE VIKING IRON ON TOP?
Neil says THAT'S THE IRON THERE.
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE YOU'VE
GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS
OF IRON MIXED IN TOGETHER,
SO THAT BLADE IS REALLY STRONG.
SO LET ME SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW THEY MADE THE IRON.
HERE'S MY FRIEND DAMIEN.
Damien is in his thirties, with brown hair and a beard. He wears jeans, a white T-shirt, a brown beret and an apron.
E.B. says HEY, DAMIEN. HOWYA DOIN'?
Damien says HI. I'M NOT TOO BAD. YOURSELF?
E.B. says GOOD. WHAT ARE YOU MAKING?
Damien says I'M MAKING A RIVET.
YOU WANNA HELP OUT?
E.B. says YES!
DAMIEN FORGES IRON JUST LIKE
THE VIKINGS DID. HE TELLS ME
THAT BLACKSMITHS WERE REALLY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THEY COULD
MAKE STUFF LIKE TOOLS, POTS, AND
WEAPONS. THEY ALSO MADE RIVETS.
THEY'RE KINDA LIKE NAILS THAT
VIKINGS USED TO HOLD TOGETHER
THE PLANKS OF WOOD
ON THEIR AWESOME SHIPS.
E.B. hammers a piece of hot iron.
Damien says IT'S HARDER
THAN IT LOOKS, ISN'T IT?
E.B. says IT IS. IT'S HARD WORK.
Damien says GO FOR IT.
HAMMER INTO THE CENTRE.
E.B. says OH.
Damien says THERE WE GO.
E.B. says NOW... IT LOOKS LIKE...
Damien says IT'S HARD WHEN IT'S
DANCING AROUND IN A CIRCLE,
ISN'T IT?
E.B. says YEAH, IT IS.
WOW. WELL, THAT WAS NOT EASY,
BUT VERY REWARDING.
Damien says UH-HUH.
E.B. says BUT I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT AUNT HERMIONE
WAS TRYING TO SAY BY "IT WAS
THEM." MAYBE SHE WAS TRYING
TO SAY THAT IT WAS THE VIKINGS
THAT INVENTED IRON-MAKING?
Neil says UNFORTUNATELY, NO, IT
WASN'T. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE
IRON. IT GOES A LONG WAY BACK,
FAR BEFORE THE VIKINGS.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says HEY, KYLA. THE ROCK DID HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO WITH VIKINGS,
BUT I STILL HAVEN'T SOLVED
THE MYSTERY. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
Kyla says GUESS WHAT?
I'M GOING ON A VIKING SHIP.
E.B. says WHAT?
Kyla says OKAY, OKAY. I'M NOT
ACTUALLY GOING ON THE SHIP, BUT
I KEPT LOOKING INTO THIS DRAGON
CLUE. DRAGON PLUS VIKING AND
BOOM: I FOUND OUT THAT VIKING
SHIPS WERE SOMETIMES CALLED
DRAGON-SHIPS. AND THEN...
I DISCOVERED THAT SOME PEOPLE
FROM NORWAY ACTUALLY BUILT
A SHIP JUST LIKE THE REAL VIKING
SHIPS FROM A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
A clip shows that ship sailing in the Hudson.
E.B. says WOW. IT LOOKS AWESOME.
Kyla says THE SHIP JUST CAME BACK
FROM A LONG JOURNEY AT SEA.
WOODY, WHO WAS A CREW MEMBER,
HAS AGREED TO DO
A VIDEO CHAT WITH ME.
(INCOMING CALL)
THAT MUST BE HIM. GOTTA GO.
Woody is in his thirties, with short slightly wavy brown hair and wears sunglasses, a yellow T-shirt and gray trousers.
Woody says OH. HEY, KYLA.
WELCOME TO DRAKEN.
Kyla says COOL. SO, HOW COME
THIS VIKING SHIP WAS BUILT
AND YOU'RE SAILING IT?
Woody says WELL, THIS VIKING SHIP
WAS BUILT AND LAUNCHED IN 2012,
AND WE SAILED IT SO THAT WE CAN
EXPERIMENT WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE WAYS
THAT THE VIKINGS WOULD HAVE DONE
THIS. AND IT HAPPENS TO BE
THE WORLD'S LARGEST VIKING SHIP
EVER BUILT THAT WE KNOW OF.
Kyla says I'M JUST LOOKING AT A
VIDEO OF YOUR SHIP SAILING NOW.
THAT LOOKS AWESOME.
Woody says I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND
A LITTLE BIT. SO HERE WE HAVE
THE FOREDECK OF THE SHIP. AND AT
THE MOMENT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A
BUNCH OF LINES ON DECK, AND THIS
REPRESENTS ALL OF OUR RIGGING OF
THE SHIP. WHILE WE'RE UNDERWAY
MOST OF THIS STUFF IS ATTACHED
TO THE SAIL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE OARS OF THE
SHIP. AND YOU GET A GOOD IDEA
FOR HOW LONG THEY ARE AND HOW
MUCH POWER YOU WOULD NEED
IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE SHIP.
THERE ARE FIFTY OF THESE THINGS.
TWO PERSON PER OAR.
IT'S VERY HEAVY.
Kyla says I GUESS IT'S MUCH BETTER
WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF WIND
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ROW.
Woody says ABSOLUTELY. WHEN THERE'S A LOT
OF WIND IT'S MUCH NICER. THEN
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE WORK,
BECAUSE WE'RE LAZY VIKINGS.
NO, WE'RE SMART VIKINGS.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
Kyla says WOODY TOLD ME THAT THE
VIKING DRAGON-SHIPS COULD SAIL
IN DEEP WATER LIKE THE SEA, AND
THEY COULD EVEN DRAG THEIR SHIP
RIGHT ONTO THE BEACH, JUMP OUT,
AND START A SURPRISE ATTACK.
An animation shows Kyle on the shore and a Viking ship coming towards her.
Kyla says UH-OH. NO WONDER THEY WERE
SO SCARY. I'M OUTTA HERE.
THE COUNTRIES THE VIKINGS CAME
FROM WERE MOSTLY SURROUNDED
BY WATER, SO GOING BY BOAT
WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD
TRAVEL TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
An animated map shows all the countries in the Scandinavian region.
Kyla says DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT THIS MIGHT BE?
Woody says YEAH, IT'S A DRAGON
HEAD. JUST LIKE THIS ONE
ON THE STEM OF OUR SHIP.
Kyla says WOW. IT LOOKS ALMOST
EXACTLY LIKE MY CLUE. SO WHY
DID VIKINGS PUT A DRAGON FIGURE
ON THE FRONT OF THEIR SHIPS?
Woody says WELL, IT'S SAID THAT
VIKINGS MIGHT HAVE PUT DRAGON
FIGURES ON THE FRONT OF THEIR
SHIPS TO WARD OFF SEA MONSTERS
AND TO KEEP THEM SAFE AT SEA.
Kyla says SEA MONSTERS?
THEY'RE CREEPY LOOKING LEGENDS,
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
CONNECTED TO HERMIONE'S
"IT WAS THEM" MYSTERY.
Pictures of sea monsters appear.
Kyla says THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH VIKING KNITTING OR IRON.
BUT WERE THE VIKINGS THE FIRST
TO MAKE SHIPS LIKE THIS?
COULD IT BE THEM?
Woody says NO, DEFINITELY NOT.
SHIPS LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN AROUND
FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THERE ARE
BRONZE AGE DRAWINGS ON STONES
AND ETCHINGS THAT SHOW SHIPS
VERY SIMILAR TO THIS.
BUT THE VIKINGS DID PERFECT
THE SHIP CONSTRUCTION, AND THEY
WERE MASTERS AT THEIR TRADE,
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
Kyla says SO THAT CAN'T BE THE
ANSWER TO OUR MYSTERY EITHER.
BUT, WOW! IT'S SO INCREDIBLE
TO THINK THAT THEY DID ALL THIS
WITHOUT ANY TECHNOLOGY.
THERE WAS NO GPS BACK THEN.
Woody says ABSOLUTELY. IT TAKES
A CERTAIN KIND OF BRAVERY
TO HEAD OUT INTO THE OPEN OCEAN,
ESPECIALLY DURING A TIME
WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN
THE NEXT STORM IS COMING
AND WHAT'S AROUND THE CORNER.
Kyla says THE MORE I SPEAK
WITH YOU, THE MORE I THINK
YOU'RE A REAL VIKING.
Woody says WELL, SOME PEOPLE
CALL US MODERN VIKINGS,
SO PERHAPS I AM A VIKING.
Kyla says THANK YOU.
Woody says THANKS FOR COMING ON BOARD.
(INCOMING CALL)
E.B. says HEY, KYLA.
Kyla says E.B., THE VIKING SHIP
WAS AWESOME. BUT I HAVEN'T
FIGURED OUT WHAT HERMIONE MEANT
BY "IT WAS THEM." CAN YOU ASK
OUR ARCHAEOLOGIST IF THERE WAS
ONE OBJECT THAT WAS THE MOST
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY?
E.B. says I WILL, NOW THAT
I'M FINISHED MAKING MY RIVET,
JUST LIKE THE VIKINGS MADE.
OH, AND CHECK OUT WHAT
I JUST RECORDED AND POSTED.
A caption reads "Once in a lifetime special offer!"
A video rolls.
E.B. says I'M COMING AT YOU WITH A SPECIAL
OFFER FROM E.B.'S MYSTERY FILE
VIKING WAREHOUSE: VIKING RIVETS!
YOU CAN USE THEM ON YOUR WOOD.
YOU CAN USE THEM ON YOUR METAL.
YOU CAN EVEN USE THEM ON YOUR
LEATHER. CALL IN THE NEXT
TEN MINUTES AND I'LL THROW IN
THIS HUNK OF IRON.
BUT THAT'S NOT EVEN ALL.
CALL IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES
AND I'LL THROW IN THIS AWESOME
VIKING HELMET! WOAH.
A comic book bubble appears with the caption "Bonus."
A caption reads "Call now."
E.B. says THAT'S RIGHT. VIKING RIVETS,
VIKING IRON, AND A VIKING HELMET
ALL FOR THE SAME SMALL PRICE
OF 19.99. ACT FAST
QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED.
The clip ends.
In the lab, E.B. says SO, NEIL, WAS THERE ONE
CERTAIN VIKING OBJECT THAT WAS
THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY?
Neil says NOT REALLY. ALL OF THE
OBJECTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
TO US, BECAUSE THEY HELP US
TELL THE STORY OF THOSE
WHO CAN'T SPEAK ANYMORE.
E.B. says OH, OKAY.
THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A RIVET
JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT THEY
WOULD'VE HAD IN THEIR BOATS.
E.B. says WOW. RIVETS.
Neil says AND IT WAS FOUND NOT
VERY FAR FROM HERE AT A PLACE
CALLED L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS,
NEWFOUNDLAND. THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS
WENT IN THERE, THEY FOUND NOT
JUST A BUNCH OF RIVETS THAT
THEY FOUND THERE BUT ALSO SOME
REALLY INTERESTING PIECES.
LIKE THIS SPINDLE WHIRL,
AND THAT'S USED SO WOMEN KNOW
HOW TO MAKE THREAD. THEY FOUND
A SMALL PIECE OF A BONE NEEDLE,
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU USE
FOR THE NAALBINDING.
E.B. says OH, YEAH. THAT'S THE
TECHNIQUE THEY USED TO KNIT
THE SOCK IN HERMIONE'S FILE.
Neil says YEAH, EXACTLY.
GRAB ME THAT TABLET, AND WE'LL
HAVE A LOOK AT SOME PICTURES
OF L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS.
E.B. says COOL.
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S CANADA.
Neil says THERE'S NEWFOUNDLAND.
E.B. says RIGHT.
Neil says AND WAY UP HERE AT
THE TOP TIP OF NEWFOUNDLAND,
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GONNA FIND
L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS.
E.B. says L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS.
SO WAS L'ANSE-AUX-MEADOWS
A VIKING VILLAGE?
Neil says IT WAS MORE OF A BASE CAMP.
E.B. says OKAY.
Neil says THEY CAME THERE FOR A LITTLE
BIT, THEY DID SOME EXPLORING,
THEN THEY WENT HOME. A FEW
YEARS LATER, THEY CAME BACK.
E.B. says VIKINGS WERE REALLY
BIG WORLD TRAVELERS. NEIL SAYS THAT AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT
VIKINGS SAILED TO ICELAND AND
GREENLAND TO SETTLE THERE, THEY
WERE REALLY STARTING TO EXPAND
ALL OVER THE PLACE. ONE VIKING
NAMED LEIF ERICKSON HEARD ABOUT
A FAR WAY LAND THAT ANOTHER
VIKING HAD SEEN ONCE WHEN HE
LOST HIS WAY AT SEA. THEY CALLED
IT VINLAND. LEIF SET OUT FROM
GREENLAND TO FIND IT AGAIN,
AND HE DID. IT WAS NEWFOUNDLAND,
IN NORTH AMERICA. THE VIKINGS
REALLY LIKED IT. THERE WERE LOTS
OF TREES, WHICH THEY NEEDED FOR
BUILDING THEIR AWESOME SHIPS. IT
WAS A LOT WARMER THAN GREENLAND
AND ICELAND, WHERE THEY HAD
SETTLED. THEY FOUND COOL THINGS
LIKE GRAPES AND BEECH NUTS,
WHICH THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN
GREENLAND. NEIL THINKS THAT EVEN
THOUGH THE VIKINGS WENT BACK
AND FORTH TO NORTH AMERICA, THEY
DIDN'T STAY, BECAUSE BUILDING
A NEW COLONY TAKES A LOT
OF PEOPLE AND RESOURCES.
IT WAS JUST EASIER FOR THEM
TO GO BACK TO SCANDINAVIA THAN
TO START A NEW COLONY HERE.
BUT WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT YEAR DID
VIKINGS COME TO NORTH AMERICA?
Neil says THEY WERE HERE
SOMEWHERE AROUND 1002 AD.
E.B. says 1002. OKAY,
THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.
He calls Kyla and says DID YOU KNOW THAT VIKINGS
CAME TO NORTH AMERICA
IN THE YEAR 1002?
Kyla says YEAH. WOODY TOLD ME
THAT'S WHY THEY BUILT THE MODERN
DAY VIKING SHIP: TO RECREATE
THE TRIP THE VIKINGS MADE
TO NORTH AMERICA MORE
THAN A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, I THINK WE MAY
HAVE SOLVED THIS MYSTERY. I'LL
SEE YOU BACK AT THE HOUSE.
Kyla says SEE YOU.
E.B. says WELL, NEIL, THANKS FOR
ALL THE HELP. YOU WERE A HUGE
CONTRIBUTION TO SOLVING THIS
MYSTERY. I THINK WE HAVE IT NOW.
Neil says THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.
E.B. says THANK YOU.
Back in the basement, E.B. says I'M BACK.
Kyla says JUST IN TIME.
OKAY, SO HERMIONE'S CHAPTER IS
"IT WAS THEM." WE HAVE THIS
SOCK THAT WAS CREATED USING
A KIND OF VIKING KNITTING.
E.B. says AND NEIL TOLD ME THAT
THEY FOUND A PIECE OF VIKING
KNITTING NEEDLE IN NEWFOUNDLAND,
ALONG WITH SLAG IRON PLUS RIVETS
USED IN THEIR SHIPS.
Kyla says AND THE MODERN DAY
VIKING DRAGON-SHIP IS RECREATING
AN EPIC JOURNEY VIKINGS MADE...
They both say ...TO NORTH AMERICA.
E.B. types something on his computer and says YUP. I HAVE IT.
NEWFOUNDLAND IS IN NORTH
AMERICA, AND FOR A LONG TIME
PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN
TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC, IN 1492,
AND THAT JACQUES CARTIER'S TRIP
IN 1534 WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN
EXPLORATION OF CANADA. BUT IF
THE VIKINGS CAME TO NEWFOUNDLAND
IN THE YEAR 1002, THAT WAS
LIKE 500 YEARS BEFORE
COLUMBUS OR CARTIER.
Kyla says WHICH MEANS THE VIKINGS
WERE THE FIRST EUROPEANS TO
EVER LAND IN NORTH AMERICA.
E.B. says IT WAS THEM.
THAT'S WHAT HERMIONE WAS GONNA
TALK ABOUT IN HER CHAPTER.
Kyla says MYSTERY SOLVED.
E.B. says BUT THERE WERE FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE LIVING HERE WAY
BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER GUYS.
Kyla says THEY WERE THE REAL FIRST
ONES HERE. BUT THE VIKINGS
BEAT THE OTHER EUROPEANS
BY A FEW HUNDRED YEARS.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD
THING ARCHAEOLOGISTS DUG UP
ALL THIS COOL VIKING STUFF.
Kyla says OH. I ALSO FOUND OUT
THAT'S NOT ALL THAT THEY LEFT
BEHIND. A LOT OF WORDS WE STILL
USE COME FROM THEIR ANCIENT
LANGUAGE, OLD NORSE.
CHECK OUT WHAT I PUT TOGETHER.
She plays a video on the computer.
She says VIKINGS USED TO CALL A TOTALLY
WILD AND FEARLESS WARRIOR
A "BERSERKER." THAT'S HOW
WE GOT THE WORD "BERSERK."
(VIKING GROWLS.)
"FRECKLE" COMES FROM THE WORD
"FREKNUR." ALSO, THE VIKINGS
BELIEVED IN ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT GODS, LIKE THOR,
THE GOD OF THUNDER.
An animation shows Thor growling.
Kyla says HE WAS SO IMPORTANT TO THEM,
THEY NAMED A DAY OF THE WEEK
AFTER HIM: THOR'S DAY.
IT LATER BECAME THURSDAY.
I ALSO FOUND VIKINGS
RIGHT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
E.B. says BUT VIKINGS DIDN'T
REALLY STAY IN NORTH AMERICA.
Kyla says YEAH, BUT...
I DID FIND THE VIKING BAKERY.
She pulls out a bakery box with a caption that reads "Viking Pastries."
E.B. says NO WAY.
Kyla says YEP. THE OWNERS
COME FROM NORWAY, WHERE
VIKINGS DID USED TO LIVE.
They grab a conic piece of pastry with berries inside.
E.B. says OKAY...
YES.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
E.B. syas MMM.
Kyla says MMM.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, I'D BET THE
CRUMBS IN HERMIONE'S NOTEBOOK
WERE FROM GOODIES SHE GOT
AT THE VIKING BAKERY.
Kyla says HERMIONE PROBABLY
ATE THESE WHILE THINKING
ABOUT HER BOOK CHAPTER.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says UH-OH. MY VIKING
INFOMERCIAL WAS A HIT. SOMEONE
JUST POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THAT
THEY WANT TO BUY THE RIVETS
I MADE, BECAUSE THEY WANT
THE BONUS VIKING HELMET.
Kyla says YOU'D BETTER GET BACK
TO MAKING RIVETS.
E.B. says MAYBE AFTER... ONE MORE.
Kyla says OR TWO.
E.B. says OR THREE.
A song goes MYSTERY SOLVED. POSTING
TO THE
MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Cast, Ethan Burnett as E.B. and Kyla Madeira as Kyla.
Producers, Jean-Louis Coté and Joan Taketman.
Director, Zsolt Luka.
An Apartment 11 production.
Produced with TVO Kids.
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