Vikings: An Encyclopedia of Conflict, Invasions, and Raids, Mueller-Vollmer Tristan, Wolf Kirsten

Автор: Wolf Kirsten, Mueller-Vollmer Tristan
Название: The Vikings: Facts and Fictions
ISBN: 1440862982 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781440862984
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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When people think of the Vikings, they often envision marauding barbarians who lived violent lives. While a number of mistaken beliefs about the Vikings have become engrained in popular culture, they are not grounded in historical facts. This book examines popular misconceptions related to the Vikings and the historical truths that contradict the fictions.

The book discusses 11 mistaken notions about the Vikings, with each fiction treated in its own chapter. Topics include whether the Vikings wore horned helmets, whether they were unhygienic, whether they had primitive weapons, whether they drank out of skull cups, and more. Each chapter examines how the misconception proliferated and discusses what we now believe to be the facts contradicting the fictions. Excerpts from primary source documents help readers to understand how the misconceptions came to be throughout history and provide evidence for the historical truths.