Rollo yells] Tyr Neilsen: Rollo's using a Viking battle-ax. You can turn ... were held pretty close to the chest. More from How Real Is It?

The Vikings, like the Anglo-Saxons, fought on foot (not horseback) and in battle formed a ‘shield-wall’ where they locked together side-by-side, shields in front, and pushed their enemy back ...

Tyr Neilsen: Rollo's using a Viking battle-ax. You can turn ... There are many decorated Viking axes. Vikings like to decorate pretty much everything. On the haft, they would be protected with ...