1. Helmet style
Misconception: The Vikings wore only helmets with horns.
2. Rapes and pillages
Misconception: The Vikings would pillage and rape as part of their lifestyle.
3. Bloodthirsty
Misconception: The Vikings are defined as bloodthirsty and barbarian beings.
4. Hated by their peers
Misconception: The Vikings were hated everywhere by everyone.
5. Home Town
Misconception: The Vikings lived only and only in Scandinavia.
6. Crude weapons
Misconception: A Viking’s weapon was crude and unsophisticated.
7. Skull cups
Misconception: The Vikings would drink only from skull cups.
8. Big and Blond
Misconception: All the Vikings were big and blond.
9. Wild and dirty people
Misconception: The Vikings were savages, all dirty and wild-looking people.
10. One nation
Misconception: The Vikings were a nation.
