On September 25, 1066, King Harold Godwinson's Saxon army had just force-marched nearly 200 miles in four days to confront a ...

Venture into the frozen north for an extreme camping challenge. Face the cold, build shelter, and live like a true Viking warrior in nature’s harshest environment. #Camping #SurvivalAdventure ...

From recreated handwriting to portraits and landscapes to tiny birthmarks, tattoos preserve memories of the lost.

The Vikings get a rough time of it in our modern collective consciousness: barbaric, violent, hairy, smelly, frothy mouthed, and partial to a spot of pillaging. Or at least, that’s what I learned in ...

A 1904 photograph shows the excavation of a Viking ship burial in Oseberg, Norway. The 71-foot-long vessel dating to A.D. 834 contained the remains of two women and an abundance of extraordinary grave ...

An impressive ax head is one of hundreds of Viking artifacts found during excavations under the streets of Dublin. When Irish archaeologists working under Dublin’s South Great George’s Street just ...

Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail coats, made of thousands of metal rings but most relied on a round wooden shield for protection since these were very expensive. The Vikings ...

The Vikings built fast ‘dragon-ships’ and ‘long ships’ for raiding and war. They also had slower passenger and cargo ships called ‘knorrs’. They built smaller boats too, for fishing or short trips. A ...

With its 48-10 win over UCLA, the Buckeyes now have 1,000 all-time victories — including the 12 the NCAA vacated from the 2010 season as a result of “Tattoogate.” Ohio State’s 1,000 wins* rank second ...

Kalyn Ponga may have appeared in one of the most bizarre sponsorship deals we've ever seen in sport. The Newcastle Knights star returned to pre-season training on Monday, but sent his team-mates into ...

One of the towering figures of the Viking age, Ragnar Lodbrok is known for his magical and militaristic exploits. These include slaying a giant serpent while wearing protective trousers (hence the ...