For two years a rather glamorous band of gleaming-haired, swaggering Vikings have graced our television screens. It is the antithesis to the image we have of ‘hairy horn-helmed barbarians’, the savage and ruthless invader we envision when we think of the Viking. Vikings producer Michael Hirst wants to explore in greater depth the spirituality and religion of Viking culture and how it effected their mindset. Hirst’s Ragnar Lothbrok is a hero designed to capture out hearts, with his brooding good … Continue reading Damn Lies and Sagas: Viking Warriors and Warfare with Ian Stephenson