The Truth About Vikings Is More Complicated Than Museums Admit

Scandinavian museums use Viking history to negotiate the tension between popular myths, archaeological evidence, and modern national identity. Walk into a major museum in Scandinavia, and there is a good chance you will encounter an exhibition devoted to the Vikings. Visitors have no shortage of options. In Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, the National History Museum maintains [...]

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