The Vikings : facts and fictions / Kirsten Wolf and Tristan Mueller-Vollmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Kirsten, 1959-

Mueller-Vollmer, Tristan, author.

Series:

Historical facts and fictions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vikings.

Civilization, Viking.

Physical Description:

xiii, 183 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]

Summary:

"This book explores popular misconceptions about the Vikings and the historical truths about Viking society."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Vikings were one nation

All Scandinavians were Vikings

Vikings were barbarians

All vikings were pagan

Vikings were hated by their peers

Wives of Vikings had equal rights

Vikings had primitive weapons

Vikings were unhygienic

Vikings wore horned helmets

Vikings carved the blood-eagle

Vikings drank out of skull-cups.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wolf, Kirsten, 1959- Vikings

ISBN:

9781440862984

1440862982

OCLC:

1035771932