Another possible bit of Viking trivia: The Vikings must have been ridiculously fit. The steel sword Mikkelsen uses in stage battles weighs about 5 pounds, his shield weighs 7 or 8, and his helmet ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

A 1,100-year-old Viking sword has been pulled from the depths of ... where the defeat of King Harald III Sigurdsson by the ...

Plans have been submitted to install a bronze statue near Tynwald Hill to recognise a Viking ruler credited with playing a key role in establishing the Isle of Man's legal system. The proposals ...

One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be ...