The Storhaug burial is from the year 779. The burial mound contained a ship about 20 metres long, two boats, a horse, and a ...

Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...

One of the most recognizable Viking images may not be as historically accurate as many people assume.

No one's fooled into thinking that History Channel's Vikings is, well, history. Still, it is the "History Channel," so you'd think they'd try to be more or less truthful, like you won't see History ...

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The northern peoples to A.D. 790: From the beginnings to the Age of Migrations -- The legendary history of the Swedes and the Danes -- The Viking kingdoms to the ...

Viking history is idealized in pop culture, resulting in films that go from amazing to terrible. We've handpicked the 10 best ...