1Introduction
12Myth 11: The Viking Age Began with the Raid on Lindisfarne in 793
2Myth 1: The Vikings Wore Horned Helmets
13Myth 12: Ragnar Lothbrok Was a Real Historical Figure
3Myth 2: All Scandinavians Were Vikings
14Myth 13: Leif Erikson "Discovered" America in a Colonial Manner
4Myth 3: The Vikings Practiced the "Blood Eagle" Torture
15Myth 14: Berserkers Consumed Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
5Myth 4: The Vikings Burned Their Dead in Boats
16Myth 15: There Was a Unified Viking Kingdom
6Myth 5: The Vikings Only Lived in Scandinavia
17Myth 16: All Vikings Were Warriors and Plunderers
7Myth 6: The Vikings Drank from the Skulls of Their Enemies
18Myth 17: All Viking Women Were Warriors (Shield-Maidens)
8Myth 7: Longships Had Dragon Heads on Both Ends
19Myth 18: The Vikings Only Plundered Western Europe
9Myth 8: The Vikings Were Lawless Barbarians
20Myth 19: The Vikings Called Themselves "Vikings"
10Myth 9: The Vikings Only Wrote in Runes
21Myth 20: The Vikings Were Dirty and Stinky
11Myth 10: Viking Nicknames Were Literal and Descriptive
