On one side of the coffin was a large battle-ax, and on the other, the hilt of a three-foot-long sword that once belonged to a Viking, one whose identity might even be known. The Viking king ...

Warfare wasn’t the exclusive domain of Viking men. This sword was buried with a female leader. Photograph by GABRIEL HILDEBRAND-SWEDISH HISTORY MUSEUM/CC BY (SWORD, IN TWO PIECES) Taken together ...

"It's about our history, and it's nice to know what ... and have now confirmed that it is the remains of an iron sword from ...

Sword and buckles, nails and wire embroidery all suggested these had been Viking cremations ... Displays tell the history of the islands over the past 5,000 years with exhibits of international ...

Archaeologists say the number of Viking warrior burials in Dublin is astounding. A project cataloging these burials began in 1999, with the results having been revealed in 2014. The 800-page tome ...

In the heart of the rugged landscape of Hardangervidda, a vast mountainous plateau in Norway, a group of archaeologists, on ...

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A set of eight new stamps have been issued to celebrate the "history, impact and legacy" of Vikings in Britain and ... silver and copper sword found in London. The Jorvik Centre has welcomed ...

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Man with shoulder strap:Big furs on their shoulders. Boy in blue top:A Viking would raid monasteries. Man with shoulder strap:Big swords. Beards. Looked quite scary, actually. NEIL OLIVER ...

Jeff Farrar raises a battle axe into the air as medieval flags surrounding a grassy ring waft in the last gasps of Oregon’s summer air. A throng of spectators begins to cheer as two men clad in ...