The Viking shields found on the Gokstad ship in 1880 were not strictly ceremonial and may have been used in hand-to-hand combat, according to a new analysis. When you purchase through links on our ...

Historian William R. Short rates Viking battle scenes in "The Northman," "Thor," and "How to Train Your Dragon." ...

An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from Birka may have looked like in battle. For 140 years, archaeologists concluded a grave in the small town was for male warrior, but new evidence ...

When discovered, they were thought to be Viking ships, but their exact date and type have been uncertain. “A year ago, we dated three of the four largest wrecks to the 1600s and 1700s ...