The Vikings: Facts and Fictions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440862984)

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.

Author: Kirsten Wolf, Tristan Mueller-Vollmer
ISBN-10: 1440862982
ISBN-13: 9781440862984
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2018
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2019 pg. 34