Vikings, the barbaric heroes : exploring the Viking image in museums in Iceland and England and its impact on identity

Vikings: a term so well known that it instantaneously evokes an image of bloodthirsty warriors, weapons, hoards, burning monasteries and heroic battles. Despite growing academic knowledge about the limitations of this stereotype of Vikings, it is nevertheless strongly rooted within popular culture....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitehead, Gudrun Drofn
Other Authors: Watson, Sheila; Knell, Simon
Published: University of Leicester 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602668