03-05-2017, 02:50 PM
There is a conflation of Celtic and Germanic stuff in popular culture, perhaps because no one knows what music the Germanic tribes played during the Iron Age. I guess "celtic music" sounds kinda romantic and folkish, so people go and paste it on anything from King Arthur to Vikings to the Nibelungs.
I'm much more bothered by the depiction of Vikings in most movies and TV series.
There are a few Icelandic movies that get it right, but most people seem to prefer dramatically horned helmets and polished steel and lots of muscle...
It's even worse in video games.
I'm much more bothered by the depiction of Vikings in most movies and TV series.
There are a few Icelandic movies that get it right, but most people seem to prefer dramatically horned helmets and polished steel and lots of muscle...
It's even worse in video games.