The Viking as Pirate
The image of the Viking as pirate is one of the oldest interpretations connected with the Scandinavian maritime raids. Today we try to see beyond such stereotypes to reach a more nuanced understanding of everyone who lived in the North back then.
But nonetheless, the ‘real’ Vikings remain, those who really did bring terror and violence over several centuries of attacks and campaigns of conquest.
Neil Price, professor at Uppsala University, presents new research on the Viking as pirate, with unexpected explanations for why they acted as they did.
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