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 ...

Viking names carry with them the weight of history. Monikers like Erik, Ingrid or Sigmund bring up vivid images of fierce ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Raiding was an important part of Viking life and every year boats full of scary Viking warriors would sail across the sea from Norway to attack monasteries such as the one on the island of Iona.

Welcome to our epic Minecraft adventure! In this exhilarating diorama, witness the extraordinary battle between the menacing Ender Dragon and a fearless Viking boat as it sails through the treacherous ...

The rare unearthing occurred at a Viking-era burial site Åsum near Odense, the third largest city in Denmark, according to Reuters and CNN. Archeologists from the Museum Odense spent six months ...

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