In the heart of the rugged landscape of Hardangervidda, a vast mountainous plateau in Norway, a group of archaeologists, on ...

Egyptian archaeologists have announced that they recently discovered a bronze sword bearing the symbol of King Ramesses II, ...

The Viking Age has grown increasingly popular and has had a huge impact on modern movie, television, and video game ...

In contrast, about 6 per cent of Viking Danes appear to have died violently, almost all from official executions. Researchers found a prominent presence of weapons – particularly swords ...

Those who could not run fast enough were killed and their helmets, weapons and armour were stolen. The Vikings did not send many ships on their first raids. They made surprise attacks on ...

"The study identified more than 3,000 swords from the Late Iron Age and Viking periods in Norway, with just a few dozen in Denmark. These findings suggest weapons played a significant role in ...

Each year they prepare obsessively for Up Helly Aa, assembling, plank by plank, a replica of a Viking ship. Bristling with spears and swords, Viking and Slav reenactors face off in a mock battle ...

On one side of the coffin was a large battle-ax, and on the other, the hilt of a three-foot-long sword that once belonged to a Viking, one whose identity might even be known. The Viking king ...

at least in Sweden, Vikings had surprisingly sophisticated dental habits, new research indicates. After a long, hard day of pillaging with axes and swords, Vikings likely celebrated their ...