StoryNote logo

In movies/tv/books, the Vikings/Danes are portrayed as being sharply different from the Anglo-Saxons they invaded -- but those Anglo-Saxons were descended from people who came from many of the same places (e.g. the Jutes came from Denmark). Is this demarcation factually truthful?

by /u/manfrin in /r/AskHistorians

Upvotes: 18

Favorite this post:
Mark as read:
Your rating:
Add this post to a custom list

StoryNote©

Reddit is a registered trademark of Reddit, Inc. Use of this trademark on our website does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by Reddit, Inc.