We think we know the Vikings well. These larger-than-life pagan conquerors from Scandinavia are everywhere in our popular culture: movies, TV shows, video games, and even Super Bowl commercials. But which parts of the Vikings that we know and love (or love to hate) are real, and which are based in fantasy? Medievalist Paul B. Sturtevant takes you on a journey through time as he unpacks the differences between the fantasies and the actual medieval realities of the Viking world, investigating where the myths come from and why they persist in the present day.
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