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How accurate is 'The Northman' to Viking history? Well, it’s a Robert Eggers film.

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The decorations within Aurvandil's royal hall, which made me audibly gasp when watching the film, are inspired by artefacts found in one of the most famous and well-preserved Viking burial sites to date, the ornately carved Oseberg ship , found in 1904 outside Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. The Oseberg ship dates from around 800 AD.

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