Only fragments survive, but evidence suggests Viking sails were roughly square shaped and made of wool dyed in bold colors or stripes to signify ownership, group identity, and status. The mast ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

Your support makes all the difference. Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a mysterious Viking Age burial ground with graves shaped like stone ships. As many as 139 of these graves have been ...

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But it was not long before larger Viking armies attacked Britain in AD866 almost conquering the English. In AD892, over 300 Viking ships invaded Britain to fight King Alfred of Wessex. No one ...

What were Viking villages like? The Vikings and their families mostly lived in small villages that were near the coast. Despite their reputation as brave warriors and terrifying raiders ...

Viking Therapeutics has two exciting pipeline candidates. The biotech could deliver excellent returns in the next five years if these programs perform well. There are also some risks to consider ...

A 1,100-year-old Viking sword has been pulled from an Oxfordshire river in a rare discovery unearthed by a magnet fisherman. The weapon was found in the River Cherwell last year and has now been ...

The island's location in the Irish Sea made it a useful hub for travellers, traders and seafarers alike and Viking items in the national collections range from fishing hooks and needles to swords ...

Taking place in various fictional MMO worlds, the Sword Art Online series is highly suited to video game adaptations. It has game systems built right into the story, so there are few other ...