We think we know a lot about Vikings

But do we?

Vikings wore horned helmets.

Many people think that

Vikings wore horned helmets.
If a Vikings helmet had horns,
his opponent would be able to
grab onto them and use it to
their advantage!

The Vikings were one big

group of people.

During the Viking age,

Scandinavia was not
separated into Denmark,
Norway and Sweden as it is
today, instead each chieftain
ruled over a small area.

SCANDINAVIA

All Vikings are big and blonde.

Vikings heights averaged
around 170cm, which wasnt that
tall at the time.
Bleached hair was seen as ideal
in the Viking community, but
since the Vikings kidnapped
many people that later became
part of the population; many of
them were of different cultures,
thus having different hair
colours.

Vikings drank out of skull

cups.

Skull cups have never been

found in excavations from
the Viking Age; they never
existed.

Everyone hated the

Vikings.

Many people actually

respected the Vikings and
their strength, despite
their raids. Some of them
were even made Kings!