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- Title
Violence and Historical Authenticity: Rape (and Pillage) in Popular Viking Fiction.
- Authors
Sigurdson, Erika Ruth
- Abstract
The article discusses the depiction of Viking rape, sexual behavior and pillage within popular culture from the 19th century through the early 21st century, including in the 1958 film "The Vikings," directed by Richard Fleischer and the books "Vanrad the Viking," by J. Storer Clouston and "The Last of the Vikings," by John Bowling. An overview of the portrayal of the putative violent life of the Vikings within popular culture is provided.
- Subjects
VIKINGS; HISTORY of popular culture; RAPE; PILLAGE; VIKINGS in motion pictures; HUMAN sexuality &; society; VIKINGS in literature; VIOLENCE in popular culture; HISTORY
- Publication
Scandinavian Studies, 2014, Vol 86, Issue 3, p249
- ISSN
0036-5637
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/scd.2014.0027