In den Fängen der Wikinger

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.

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.