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WHY WE STILL LOVE VIKINGS 1,200 YEARS LATER

THE VIKINGS ARE coming! On April 22, specifically, when The Northman hits theaters. And from the looks of it, the film may be the Viking-est movie ever. There’s vengeance! There’s wrath! There’s a Skarsgård!

But as you likely know, it’s too late to light your warning beacons, because the Viking invasion is already here. on the History Channel, not to be confused with on Netflix now, which you might mix up with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, a 2020 video game. will feature a Viking prince on a bloody quest to avenge his father’s death. And let us not forget Thor and Loki, both Viking deities, who have been wowing us since their Marvelmovie debut in 2011. So why are we still so infatuated with a culture that dates back to the late eighth century?

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