This book explores 11 popular misconceptions about the Vikings.
Each chapter looks at a particular misconception, examines how it
became popular, discusses what we now believe to be the truth, and
provides excerpts from primary source documents. 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.
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