New Viking Exhibition On Tour
„we call them Vikings“ challenges our picture of the Viking Age.
What do we really know about the people we call Vikings? More than a thousand years ago Viking culture was advancing, and the Viking Age has become a mythical period in Scandinavia. 
“We Call Them Vikings” can be seen as an extension and development of the National Historical Museum’s own exhibition, “The Vikings”, which is one of world’s largest exhibitions of objects from the Viking era. But the world of the Vikings has changed as a result of the archaeological discoveries of recent years. Who were they, how did they live and what did their world look like?
These are some of the questions you will find answers to in a modern exhibition that is based on new archaeological findings and interaction with the museum visitors.
Their story is told with the help of a large number of unique objects from Historiska museet in Stockholm, objects that have rarely been shown outside Scandinavia. Six different themes in the exhibition give insights into domestic life, death rituals, the signifi cance of craft, the power of mythology and the symbolism of the Viking ships.
Trite stereotypes are removed and the Vikings manifest themselves in a new, more nuanced and fascinating light than ever.
The exhibition deals with the period between 750 and 1100 in Scandinavia. Contemporary events in other parts of Europe are used to act as comparison to the surrounding world of the Vikings.
For visitors it is even possible to enter the Viking ship.
Exhibits:
Historiska Museet –
The Museum of National Antiquities Stockholm, Sweden, with one of the largest exhibition from the Viking Period in the world. About 300 unique objects, rarely shown outside Scandinavia.
First stop for the exhibition abroad next year will be in the Netherlands at Drents museum.