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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The highest quality sword to be found on the island was excavated at Ballateare Vikings are thought to have arrived on the Isle of Man in the early 800s, first trading and then settling on the island.