Joël Supéry, The « Viking illusion » in Gascony. June 4th, 2019 The « Viking illusion » south of river Loire Return on the assumptions that have oblitarated Vikings in the history of Aquitaine. Joël Supéry June 4th 2019 Les Vikings selon de Neuville To explain the silence surrounding Gascony during Viking invasions, some historians point out that there are no sources to find out what happened in Gascony in the 9th and 10th centuries. Historians of Normandy suggest that the Vikings who distinguished themselves south of the Loire would have been "Norwegians", while only the Danes, "founders of kingdoms" in Normandy and England would have been worthy of interest. Others will find an explanation based on geography: Gascony would have been a far too difficult land to tackle and would have discouraged the initiatives of the greatest raiders in history... Finally, the eternal cliché,