The Vikings: Facts and Fictions

Nonfiction, History, Scandinavia, Military, Naval, Medieval
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Author: Kirsten Wolf, Tristan Mueller-Vollmer ISBN: 9781440862991
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: September 30, 2018
Imprint: ABC-CLIO Language: English
Author: Kirsten Wolf, Tristan Mueller-Vollmer
ISBN: 9781440862991
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: September 30, 2018
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Language: English

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.

• Examines popular misconceptions about the Vikings

• Discusses how misconceptions became popular, providing historical truths contradicting the fictions

• Provides excerpts from primary source documents to help readers to understand the transmission of the fictions and to provide evidence for the historical truths

• Directs readers to additional print and electronic resources on the Vikings in suggestions for further reading

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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.

• Examines popular misconceptions about the Vikings

• Discusses how misconceptions became popular, providing historical truths contradicting the fictions

• Provides excerpts from primary source documents to help readers to understand the transmission of the fictions and to provide evidence for the historical truths

• Directs readers to additional print and electronic resources on the Vikings in suggestions for further reading

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