Now, through a mix of science, archeology, metallurgy and history, a NOVA/National Geographic co-production unravels the mystery and re-creates this Viking uber-weapon — the Ulfberht sword.

A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking ... gilded sword. The unique Viking-era artefact features intricate patterns in the Mammen style, a decorative art tradition ...

Here’s how it works. While clearing a field on his farm, a Norwegian man discovered a rare Viking Age sword that's thought to be 1,000 years old. "We were about to start sowing grass on a field ...

The incredibly well-preserved Viking sword was found by a reindeer hunter on a remote mountain in Southern Norway. The Glacier Archaeology Program at Oppland County Council was recently notified ...

As a new book, Viking: The Norse Warrior's Manual, reveals, the Scandinavian raiders also had a surprisingly creative side. Along with huge caches of elaborately worked swords and jewellery ...

For Viking warriors, swords were not only deadly weapons, but a symbol of power. A unique example with gold details and a mysterious inscription has been unearthed in southern Norway. Experts ...

On its own, an ancient Viking sword recently discovered in central Norway looks typical for the time period. But the way it was buried could reveal information about its owner. As Gizmodo reports ...

The discovery of a sword has unlocked more striking details about Viking raiders from as far back as the ninth century. A Viking sword excavated in the city of Patara in Antalya province appears ...

IT MUST have been an appalling moment when a Viking realised he had paid two cows for a fake designer sword: a clash of blade on blade in battle would have led to his sword, still sharp enough to ...

Fashioned using a process that would remain unknown to the Vikings' rivals for centuries, the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art ... how did Viking sword makers ...