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Misconceptions abound about Vikings. They are often depicted as bloodthirsty, unwashed warriors with winged helmets. But that's a poor picture based largely on Viking portrayals in the 19th century, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Viking exhibition opening on Thursday at the British Museum has axes, swords, helmets, dragon figureheads and, as its centrepiece, a 37-metre-long (121-feet) Viking warship that ...

Its inclusion in 19th stories about Vikings and in some modern television shows, however, has cemented the idea. It is ...