Museum Screen Time: expert reacts to the Viking Age in Pop Culture
Resource type
Video
Creator (Person)
Maldonado, Adrià¡n
Date published
June 10, 2022
Abstract
Watch Galloway Hoard Researcher and Early Medieval archaeologist Dr Adrià¡n Maldonado as he reacts to depictions of the Viking Age in movies, TV and video games.
Did vikings really burn their dead in boats on the water? How stark was the divide between vikings, Picts and Britons? And what's up with all the blue face paint?
The Viking Age in Scotland spanned from the late 8th century AD to the 13th century. Pop culture depictions of this period double down on warfare, rigid identities and iconic imagery including longships and battleaxes. But how accurate is this view of the Viking Age?
Content warning: footage includes depictions of violence and funerary rituals
Material/media
Video
Publisher
National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
Official URL
Related exhibition
| Exhibition | Place | Start date | End date |
The Galloway Hoard: Viking-Age Treasure | |||
Rights statement
In Copyright
Additional information
Full video available via the official URL