Vikings in popular culture
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Vikings and Viking Age inspired works of popular culture.
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[edit] Literature
- Byzantium and the Celtic Crusades trilogy by Stephen R. Lawhead
- The Last Light of the Sun (2004) by the Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay
- Eaters of the Dead (1976) by the American author Michael Crichton
- The Last Kingdom (2004) by the British author Bernard Cornwell
- The Pale Horseman (2005) by the British author Bernard Cornwell
- The Lords of the North (2006) by the British author Bernard Cornwell
- Eric Brighteyes by H. Rider Haggard, Project Gutenberg text available here
- The Long Ships (1941 and 1945) by the Swedish author Frans Gunnar Bengtsson
- They came on Viking Ships (2005) by the Australian author Jackie French
- Hägar the Horrible by Dik Browne: a comic strip about a viking
- "Viking Warrior" (2006) by the American author Judson Roberts
[edit] Film
- The Vikings (1958)
- The Long Ships (1963)
- The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
- Monty Python's "Spam Song"
- Hrafninn flýgur, (Revenge of the Barbarians; "When the Raven Flies") (1984)
- Erik the Viking (1989)
- The 13th Warrior (1999) (Based on Michael Crichton's book, it is also based on Beowulf, but anachronistically takes place in the Viking age)
- Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)
- Beowulf & Grendel (2005) (the Beowulf story pre-dates the Viking age by around 300 years)
- Beowulf (2007) (in production)
- Pathfinder (in production)
[edit] Sports
Many athletic teams use a Viking as their mascot, including:
- Viking F.K. (Stavanger, Norway; soccer)
- Minnesota Vikings (National Football League)
- Cleveland State University Vikings
- Western Washington University Vikings
- Berry College Vikings
- Portland State University Vikings
- Dana College Vikings
- Widnes Vikings (Rugby League)
- Oakland Raiders (National Football League) may refer to vikings or pirates.
- Canberra Raiders (National Rugby League) team
[edit] Music
- The European symphony metal band Leaves' Eyes has recorded an album called Vinland Saga, which depicts the story of the Vikings as they sailed to the New World. They have also recorded a sequel, called Legend Land, which continues the story
- There is a genre of music called viking metal.
- The melodic death metal band Amon Amarth sings about vikings in most of their songs, such as 'Pursuit of Vikings', 'Runes to my Memory' and 'Valhall Awaits Me'.
- Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song is a song about Viking lore.
[edit] Computer and Video Games
- Erik the Viking by Level 9 Computing(1984)
