Thanks to a 12th-century Danish historian, we have so many details about the Viking era to consume ... According to Grammaticus, she was a "shield-maiden." Sometime in the middle to late 9th ...

Viking names carry with them the weight of history ... Ragnar — A combination of “advice” and “warrior.” 9. Ansgar — "God's ...

These “shield brothers” spent most ... “Everybody thinks swords and axes are cool, but the spear was much more effective,” Nicholson says. Among Viking reenactors, Nicholson says, there ...

He discusses Viking shield formations in "Vikings." He outlines brutal village raid tactics in "The Northman," starring Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicole Kidman. He breaks down how ...

These are some of the realities uncovered by the first interdisciplinary study to focus on pregnancy in the Viking age, authored by myself ... As a provocation, Helgi wipes his bloody spear on ...

Volgarr the Viking definitely brings an impressive level of challenge. With a sword, spear, and wooden shield, players will need to work hard to stay alive in this game, but it’s tons of fun trying.

What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that ...

Erling Haaland has harnessed his inner Viking after appearing dressing as one for a one-off photoshoot in a Norway fjord. The Manchester City superstar has emerged as one of the top strikers in ...

A federal judge ruled Monday the Jan. 6 rioter known as the “QAnon Shaman” will be able to have back the Viking helmet and spear he wore the day of the Capitol insurrection, though he has ...