Viking Field Trip

Ok so we had our first field trip yesterday (Wednesday are reserved for fieldtrips) and we went to the National Museum with my Nordic Mythology class to see the Vikings and Prehistory exhibit. One thing that always Astound me when I go to Europe is how old their history is. I suppose it is technically that old in the states too but its entirely different seeing things that are so relatable and easy to tie in to today's Danish culture that originate So Long Ago. I also realized how utterly off my impressions of the Vikings were ... I feel a bit cheated actually.

First and foremost, I think I am amoung MILLION who thought that Vikings had horns on their helmets. They dont. This is not the Viking, this is from the eaarly Iron Age, like 500 BC, while the Vikings were around from about 800-1200 AD. They're cool anyway, and I'm glad I got to see it.

Some other non-Viking things from that era that I think any of us would've Pinned as viking esque. Very cool looking.

Celtic couldron, VERY Badass.

These are previking Horns, again often mistaken for the Vikings. They look really modern art-y to me.

Viking pretzels. Very tasty. This is actually the kind of things that Vikings made, very detailed Very cool. Not what I was expecting though.

Thors Hammer, one of the few viking things I'd heard about thats actually from the vikings. woohoo!