You'd expect a Viking-based story to be full of machismo ... Canute, in the early 11th century. While Canute is the historical figure the story swirls around, Thorfinn is our main hero.

And by at least the early 11th century, intrepid parties ... were high-status members of Viking society. PHOTOS: KIRSTEN HELGELAND, MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY (ANIMAL POST); NORA LOREK (3 OTHERS ...

However, raids in England continued. In the 11th century, "Danish armies led by Sweyn Forkbeard were still in full Viking mode: plundering, burning and demanding tribute from the Anglo-Saxons ...

The Viking era lasted nearly three centuries (late 8th century to late 11th century ... Isabelle pursued her passion for history after an initial career as a teacher, earning her PhD in Modern ...

Twelve boats, dating from 2,500 BC to the 11th century AD, along with other Viking artifacts were discovered ... They believe the warriors were Irish. Love Irish history? Share your favorite ...

The woman, who had lived on a summer farm during the 1930s, said that her family used bits fashioned from hard juniper wood that looked almost identical to the 11th-century artifact. The thousand ...

One at a time, 12 undergraduate students chose a blade from the toolbox in a studio at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde ... innovative teaching and research in the humanities. In the 11th century, ...

Pic credit: History The Curse ... to stand on a recreated Viking ship. The ship’s builder informed the guys that this type of vessel was first built in the 11th century but would still be ...

The Viking Age was a period in medieval history roughly between the late 8th and 11th centuries when Norsemen ... in the Irish Sea region in the 9th century, raiding and trading before eventually ...