British Museum shows Vikings' softer side

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British Museum shows Vikings' softer side

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-museum-shows-vikings-softer-side-054215434.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i7ym5mhRBrk53rqpqEVRzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b594dbfdcf7c6abad218ee979e0c0fce13be0714.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman poses for pictures with two Viking conical shaped helmets from Ukraine duing a photocall for a new exhibition at the British Museum in London, on March 4, 2014" align="left" title="A woman poses for pictures with two Viking conical shaped helmets from Ukraine duing a photocall for a new exhibition at the British Museum in London, on March 4, 2014" border="0" /></a>The Vikings are renowned as bloodthirsty warriors, but a new exhibition at the British Museum aims to show the cultural achievements and trading skills that spread their influence far and wide. &quot;They are the filthiest of God's creatures,&quot; wrote Arab diplomat Ahmad ibn Fadlan in 921. But at the British Museum in London, some of the finery on show includes a splendid -- if well-used -- iron sword, alongside jewellery, amulets, religious images and exquisite objects. The exhibition -- the museum's first on the Vikings in more than 30 years, costing £16.50 ($27.50, 20 euros) to enter -- shows how the Nordic warriors created an international network of trade, plunder and power spreading across four continents.</p><br clear="all"/>

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