Название: The Vikings: Facts and Fictions Автор: Kirsten Wolf, Tristan Mueller-Vollmer Издательство: ABC-CLIO ISBN: 1440862982 Год: 2018 Страниц: 200 Язык: английский Формат: pdf (true), epub Размер: 10.1 MB
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. Thisbook 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.
• 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
Contents:
Preface Introduction 1. Vikings Were One Nation 2. All Scandinavians Were Vikings 3. Vikings Were Barbarians 4. All Vikings Were Pagan 5. Vikings Were Hated by Their Peers 6. Wives of Vikings Had Equal Rights 7. Vikings Had Primitive Weapons 8. Vikings Were Unhygienic 9. Vikings Wore Horned Helmets 10. Vikings Carved the Blood Eagle 11. Vikings Drank Out of Skull Cups Bibliography Index
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