New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided ...

Its centre was Kyiv, now Ukraine’s capital. Its rulers were the Rus, Scandinavian Vikings who gradually established dominance over the region and merged with local Slavic tribes. (“Rus" is the ...

A more balanced view, one that found deeper historical forces at work behind the sudden surge of violence from Scandinavia that began in the late eighth century, did not emerge until 1968 with Gwyn ...

Set in the early medieval period of Scandinavia, Vikings kicks off in the year 793. The story begins with Ragnar Lothbrok (played by Travis Fimmel), initially a humble farmer who rises to become a ...

Master of the axe and sword, the hero on whom all of Scandinavia rests. And since Freya is in our ... bearded warriors on patrol lazily wander waist-deep in thick grass, Viking armor jingles with ...

The Nordics share historic cultural bonds. In the Middle Ages, Scandinavian Vikings colonized and marauded throughout Europe, even reaching North America. For centuries after, the Nordic countries ...

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Before the Norman Conquest, this native Irish name, Bryan, was also adopted by Scandinavian Vikings, who independently introduced it to settlers in northwest England. Initially, only professional ...