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

After ground-penetrating radar located the ... which is believed by some to have been an important Viking Age conflict. The battle, which is alleged to have occurred around 986 A.D., featured ...

Bristling with spears and swords, Viking and Slav reenactors face off in a mock battle during a festival in Wolin, Poland. What began as small raiding parties early in the Viking age grew into ...

The survivors tell of ships shaped like dragons, of brutal killings, and whole villages burned to the ground ... raised animals for food. For Vikings, bravery in battle was very important and ...

Hundreds of people have lined the streets of York to watch some of the JORVIK Viking Festival's flagship events. The sixth day of the festival - which is in its 40th year - saw the Viking's march ...