Most of us know that Vikings were crazy brutal warriors who didn’t actually wear horned helmets. However, there are a few things you probably were unaware of, some of which might really surprise you. Here are some legendary facts about the feared Norsemen.
#9 Odins ravens were named Hugin and Munin.
Runes were not magical, they were letters just like the abc we use today.
#11 The wolf that tok Tyrs arm was named Fenris.
In fact, Vikings weren't more or less brutal than other warriors of eastern Europe. They were described as if only because writtend sources were written by clergy, which were targeted by first raids, when Vikings were payen. Because no christian would attack a church and Christian church wealthy it explain why first sources talks about Vikings as calamity and stop at the moment Vikings convert themselves to christianism.