Vikings from the British Museum

Vikings from the British Museum

The blockbuster exhibition "Vikings: Life and Legends" was organized by the British Museum in 2014, becoming the museum's first thematic project in more than thirty years. In this documentary, with an introduction by the director of the British Museum, Neil McGregor, and a voiceover text by renowned historians Michael Wood and Bettany Hughes, the exhibition will come to life again on the big screen. Warriors, sailors and conquerors, the heroes of this exhibition brought enormous changes to Europe. Leaving Scandinavia to conquer new lands, the Vikings created a network that united the different peoples, cultures, political systems and beliefs of four different continents. A central achievement of the Viking culture was their mastery of shipbuilding, and a key exhibit of the exhibition is a 37-meter long ship. Discovered in 1997, it was created around 1025 and is the largest Viking ship found by archaeologists. Also, among the exhibits of the exhibition will be personal household items, jewelry, amulets, which will help to imagine how the Vikings perceived themselves and the world around them. Some objects (for example, the famous treasure of the York Valley) clearly demonstrate how the Vikings influenced a huge number of countries. Experts on Viking ships and weapons, their beliefs and rituals will also take part in the film, which will show all the exhibits of the unique exhibition in close-up.