5 Things They ALWAYS get wrong about the VIKINGS

META30 for 30% Off during 48h on the Whole First Line Collection CLICK HERE - http://bit.ly/378h2CD Vikings were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse language, who raided and traded from their Northern European homes across wide areas of Europe, during the late 8th to late 11th centuries. They had advanced sailing and navigational skills, summarized in the typical longship, Viking activities at times also extended into the Mediterranean littoral, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Following extended phases of exploration, expansion and settlement, Viking (Norse) communities were established in diverse areas of north-western Europe, European Russia, the North Atlantic islands and as far as the north-eastern coast of North America. Popular, modern conceptions of the Vikings often strongly differ from the complex picture that emerges from archaeology and historical sources. Modern conceptions of the Vikings it's very different from the reality that emerges from archaeology and historical sources. Perceived views of the Vikings sometimes as brutal, piratical heathens or other times as brave adventurers is mostly due to conflicting varieties of the modern Viking myth that had taken shape by the early 20th century. Current representations of the Vikings are usually based on cultural clichés and stereotypes. These representations are not always accurate, like in the case of the helmets because there is no evidence that they wore horned helmets. Follow me on my social networks: https://www.patreon.com/themetatron Check out my Metatron merch online shop! https://teespring.com/shop/metatron-crusader-t-shirt-6737?pid=373&cid=100034 https://www.instagram.com/metatron_youtube/ https://www.facebook.com/Metatron-1538668943017953/?fref=ts https://twitter.com/pureMetatron http://realmetatron.tumblr.com/ Royalty free music by Epidemic Sound: intro ES_Knights Templar 1 - Johannes Bornlöf intro 2 ES_Medieval Adventure 01 - Johannes Bornlöf outro ES_Knights Templar 2 - Johannes Bornlöf Check out the facebook page of the photographer who works with me, he has lots of fantastic pictures https://www.facebook.com/amedeo.caporrimo?fref=ts and his instagram https://www.facebook.com/amedeo.caporrimo?fref=ts Check out my friend Salvo's channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhvVE5jjPp4p2-qyvH4_6w #Metatron #Vikings #Mistakes