<p>The Vikings were bearded, brutish, spoiling for a fight, and ever ready to raid an Anglo-Saxon monastery near you. How true is that, really?</p><p>It is a stereotype beloved across pop culture – most visibly in TV and film – but it’s also an oversimplified fiction. <em>HistoryExtra</em>’s Kev Lochun braves the ire of a sword-wielding colleague to break down what we get wrong about the Vikings – not least, that they didn’t even exist. Confused? It’s all downhill from the horned helmets.</p>
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