Victims of the Vikings

While Vikings have been celebrated as heroic explorers and conquerors, they have a dark history as slavers and human traffickers, the extent of which is being uncovered through archaeology.

Dec 22, 2020 52m

6.7

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Synopsis

Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.

Title	Victims of the Vikings
Companies	ZDF, ORF, TG4, Česká televize, Abú Media, Interspot Film, ARTE, ORF Enterprise
Countries	Austria
Keywords	vikings (norsemen), slave trade, medieval history