Most people associate the Viking Age with raids, plundering, and the famous Norwegian Viking ships. But for farmers to become ...

The sword fragment is set to go on public ... can be found in many different countries The Viking Age in Britain ended when the Norwegian king Haraldr harðráði was killed at the Battle of ...

At a Viking graveyard in Norway, archaeologists recently unearthed a message in a bottle left over 150 ... They were burned ...

Berserkr' is an Old Norse word meaning 'bear skin' and berserkers ... they would attack with their swords and axes, while defending themselves with shields. The Vikings built fast 'dragonships ...

"We haven't opened a Viking grave in Norway for the past 100 years," Bredesen ... They were burned in their ship with their weapons and decorations. Of Skjold (shield) bulges were 26—of Swords ...

The highest quality sword to be found on the island was excavated ... Its name derives from Old Norse, the language they used, and means the assembly's meeting place. "The Vikings were responsible ...