Vikings, estes personagens históricos tornados famosos pelos estereótipos e pouco conhecidos como realmente eram.

Artigos introdutórios:

http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-vikings

http://www.forvikingsonly.ca/index.cfm/page/4/Brief.html


http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/society/text/what_happened.htm


Página do site Jorvik Viking Center:

http://jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/who-were-the-vikings/

Guia do professor para "VIKINGS: THE NORTH ATLANTIC SAGA" do NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY com muitos dados interessantes:

http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/learning/teachersguide.html

Artigo sobre a descoberta científica de que metade dos guerreiros vikings eram mulheres:

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/09/female-viking-warriors-proof-swords

Página do site Norse Mythology - Texto introdutório porém com mais dados:

http://www.viking-mythology.com/vikings.php


Artigo da Live Science pelo seu contribuidor Ryan Goodrich:

"Viking History: Facts & Myths"

http://www.livescience.com/32087-viking-history-facts-myths.html


Interessante artigo sobre a Escandinávia antes e durante o início da Era Viking :

"Scandinavia before the Viking Age – Migrations"

"Scandinavia before and during the beginning of the Viking Age – an isolated barbarian outpost or an ancient culture with age-old traditions for worldwide interaction with other cultures?"

(Fonte principal do texto) Main source to this piece:  “Norge i Vikingtid – våre historiske og kulturelle røtter” by Torgrim Titlestad, Stavanger, Norway, 2011.)

 

http://freya.theladyofthelabyrinth.com/?page_id=481


Continuação do texto no link acima no link:

"The Real Origin of Viking Raids"

' “They (the Vikings) were not ignorant barbarians. They knew exactly what kind of military and ideological pressure they were up against.” '   (Bjørn Myhre)

O que a ciência diz sobre a aparência dos vikings:

http://sciencenordic.com/what-vikings-really-looked


http://listverse.com/2009/04/21/top-10-misconceptions-about-the-vikings/


O famoso rei Cnut ou Canute:

http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=canute

"Is King Canute misunderstood?"

By Kathryn WestcottBBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-13524677


 Uma pesquisa do Google para os que quiserem poupar tempo:

https://www.google.com.br/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=7mQRVZCiGYak8weQt4CIBw#q=Scandinavians+were+not+all+vikings&start=20