Author: Terje Leiren

Dr. Terje Leiren is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington where he has taught Scandinavian history, including the history of the Vikings, for over 40 years.

Opinion

8 Apr, 2021

The Vikings were not who you thought they were

Popular images of the Vikings as ethnically pure, unkempt, destroyers of Christianity are fundamentally false, argues professor of Scandinavian Studies.

Author: Terje Leiren

The Vikings were not who you thought they were

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