Horned helmets, furs, high-seas adventure, violence— this popular portrayal of the Vikings has endured for centuries and persists today. But how much is fact and how much fiction?
Yale historian, Viking expert, and MacArthur Fellow Anders Winroth unmasks the truth behind these ancient raiders from the north — live and on the Web on @YaleLive, Tuesday, March 26, at noon EDT.
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As a lead-up to the forthcoming History Channel series “Vikings,” Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR’s “On Point,” talked with a foremost authority on the subject — Yale’s Anders Winroth — to de-mystify the legendary raiders of the North.