The Viking Age is one of the most fascinating chapters in human history. Far from being mere savages who raided and pillaged, ...

The Viking Age has grown increasingly popular and has had a huge impact on modern movie, television, and video game ...

Universal History Archive Icelandic Women's brooches, ornamented similarly to that from Viking Age Scandinavia. In ways, this structure filtered through into egalitarian aspects of Viking society.

"There was no going back at that point, so I smiled and left my hair in her capable hands," she told Newsweek.

But that's not the whole story: “There were some rules in Viking society providing women with a little bit more privileged world than their sisters in the rest of Europe. For instance ...

In Sweden, researchers are studying the remains of a female Viking commander, illuminating the role of women in warfare. And in Russia, archaeologists and historians are tracing the routes of ...

Although most runestones honor men, some commemorated Viking women. One runestone found in Norway honors "Gunnvor, Thryrik's daughter, [who] built a bridge in memory of her daughter Astrid.

From their mastery of the seas to their influence over lands as far from home as Russia and North America, the Scandinavian raiders known as the Vikings shaped the world for centuries. Swift and ...

WOMEN are set to take centre stage at next year’s Jorvik Viking Festival in York. Organisers plan to ‘tell the stories of Viking women beyond the homestead through the voices of seers ...

Matt Daniels explains Will Reichard's superstition with his hair, and Wes Phillips calls a trick play against the 49ers FUBAR ...

The Vikings' roster is littered with players who found a way to stick in the NFL after setbacks. Here are their ...

Women played a significant role in the Viking invasion, evidence at Repton suggests The peaceful rural village of Repton in Derbyshire is thought to have witnessed a pivotal blood-soaked moment in ...