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About How Christianity Caused The Fall Of The Vikings | Viking Women

Viking influence stretches from the Baltic to the Black Sea in 1072. Jova's quest takes us to the Viking communities transitioning to kingdoms and undergoing the transformation to Christianity. The two-part documentary gives completely new insights into a fascinating culture, about which it seemed everything was already known. Based on characters of the Nordic sagas, the mini-series displays the life stories of two Viking women: those of Sigrun and Jova.

How Christianity Caused The Fall Of The Vikings | Viking Women is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 52 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a society documentary, How Christianity Caused The Fall Of The Vikings | Viking Women uses christianity, caused, vikings as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.

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How Christianity Caused The Fall Of The Vikings | Viking Women
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Society
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52 minutes
Language
English

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