A new exhibition in Pittsburgh invites you to pick up a sword, interact with a “Norseman,” play Viking chess, and more.
The fascination with Vikings seems surprising given that the seafaring marauders only existed for around 250 years (from 793–1066 CE), a short period compared to how long other, similarly prominent groups reigned. And yet, there I was at the Carnegie Science Center watching a Viking cosplayer read a Norse poem in front of a warship replica…