Viking Art

The fragments of art that survive from the Viking age portray a far more mysterious side to a culture usually associated with raiding and pillaging, from the Oseberg wood carvings to the abstract animal ornamentation adorning jewellery. In this programme, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the Vikings: Life and Legend exhibition at the British Museum, learning how the Norsemen created a network connecting their culture over four continents, and revealing the splendours of the art works they crafted