Viking Age Expert Answers Viking Questions From Twitter

Archaeologist Cat Jarman, a Viking Age specialist, joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the Vikings.

When did the Viking Age begin?

How do we know about the Vikings?

Where did they voyage to?

How did they navigate so effectively?

Did Vikings really sacrifice humans?

Were the Vikings actually more violent than other cultures of their day?

Answers to these questions and many more, today on Viking Support.

0:00 Viking Support 0:15 Nicknames 1:13 How violent were the Vikings?

2:08 Vikings on TV 3:50 Did Vikings really sacrifice humans?

5:02 How do we know about the Vikings?

7:54 Fun, if you’re a Viking 8:18 Where did the Vikings go?

9:57 When did the Viking Age begin?

10:39 Norse and Vikings 12:01 How did Vikings navigate?

12:39 …did they?

13:26 Everything you wanted to know about Viking sex but were afraid to ask 14:55 Did Vikings use soap?

16:28 What did the Vikings look like?

17:29 What do modern Norwegians and Danes think of the Viking era?

18:50 Descendants of Vikings online?