In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we explore why the Anglo-Saxons were repeatedly defeated by ...

An investigation into Viking skeletons reveals a hidden story of violence, power, and the surprising differences between ...

Netflix has just dropped all six seasons of a highly-rated historical drama on its platform, and fans are over the moon, ...

The Vikings gave shape to the hull using this ... the Oseberg ship (above), the best preserved Viking ship ever found, reveals its Norse shipbuilders' graceful construction style.

Hard rock and heavy metal have long had a love affair with the Vikings. Led Zeppelin arguably kicked the whole thing off with Immigrant Song in 1970, singer Robert Plant memorably wailing, ‘ Valhalla, ...

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

Now sheep come and go at will, munching wild thyme where devout Norse Christian converts once knelt in prayer. The Vikings called this fjord Hvalsey, which means “Whale Island” in Old Norse.

The Vikings were Norse people who came from an area called Scandinavia. You might know it better asNorway, Sweden and Denmark. The word Viking means ‘a pirate raid’, which is a fitting name as ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...