Vikings are everywhere in pop culture but how do we separate fact from fiction? 

Join historian Terri Barnes and learn about Vikings through investigating several of the most popular myths about them. 

She’ll set the record straight with the most up-to-date research and information available.



You’ll never see Vikings in the same way again.


Included in this course

  • Recorded video presentation by instructor

  • Primary and secondary source readings

Meet Your Instructor

Terri Barnes

Terri Barnes is a medievalist historian from Portland, Oregon, who has been teaching college/university History courses for over 20 years. She is also a post-graduate researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland. Her primary area of historical research and teaching is medieval Northern Europe, with particular emphasis on the history of the Nordic world during the Viking Age. She has a popular podcast, "Vikingology: The Art and Science of the Viking Age," where she and her cohost interview top scholars about all things Viking, and she can also be found on her YouTube channel "Shieldmaiden in the Kitchen" where she combines her love of food, cooking, and history.

Check out Terri's other Viking History course and learn about their society and daily life.

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