Podcast "Now I Understand": Myths About Vikings, Their Appearance and Hygiene
Miscellaneous / / November 29, 2021
They are not really wild stinking barbarians. They were even popular with English women.
Few people know that the Viking is not a nationality, but a type of activity. The Old Norse word víking meant both a robbery raid and an expedition for peaceful purposes, such as research or trade. And víkingr is the one who takes part in such an expedition. We will tell you more about this and other facts related to the northerners in the latest issue.
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At work I am a podcast editor: I write release plans, texts, selections and posts. And at heart - an amateur researcher. I love exploring the world around me and listening to exciting stories about the distant past, for example, about the Ancient World. I also watch popular science documentaries.