History is full of stories that have been passed down for generations, but it turns out that many of them are exaggerations or outright falsehoods. Some supposed historical facts are nothing but myths, and many of them remain in circulation to this day. Let's debunk them so we can better understand our past.
From Viking helmets to the origins of the Spanish flu, many widely accepted "facts" are anything but. Click through the following gallery to discover some of the most common myths about European history.