Vikings come to Delhi

The core period of the Viking Age that is believed to have shaped modern lives across four continents including North America, is on view at an exhibition on the Germanic Norse seafarers, here.
"Vikings: Life and Legend" is British Museum's first major exhibition on the race in over 30 years. Presented in the form of a documentary, it will offer a live guided tour of the exhibition at the British Museum.
"The exhibition focuses on the core period of the Viking Age from the late 8th Century to the early 11th century," says Dharmesh Datta, spokesperson for PVR Cinemas, which is screening the exhibition.

The Viking age refers to a period of Norse military, mercantile and demographic expansion that formed an important element of the medieval history of Scandinavia, the British Isles, France and Sicily.
Owing to their seafaring skills, and gradual exploration, expansion and settlement, Viking communities were established in several areas of Europe, Russia, North Atlantic Islands and the North Eastern coast of North America.
"The extraordinary Viking expansion from the Scandinavian homelands during this era created a cultural network from the Caspian sea to the North Atlantic and from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean," says Datta.

Besides providing a detailed historical account of the Vikings, their expansion, their language and culture, the exhibition takes a keen interest in their weapons and warfare.

Based on the archaeological findings and manifestations at the British museum, it also offers glimpses of several warrior swords used by the race.
"The broadcast also explores how through our languages, poetry names of persons and places- even our DNA - we can see how many of us are connected across time to the Vikings," Datta adds.
The hour-and-a-half-long exhibition is set be screened in multiple PVR cinemas across the national capital region on May 10 and May 16.