Burial Chamber Reveals 1,200-Year-Old Upright Viking Swords, Symbol of Respect to Valhalla Warriors Two ancient Viking swords were discovered in a stone burial chamber in central Sweden during a ...

A Norwegian farmer has uncovered a rare Viking sword he originally thought was rubbish while clearing stones for planting on his property in Suldal, Rogaland. Øyvind Tveitane Lovra immediately ...

Archaeologists have pieced together the earliest stone fragments containing inscriptions of Germanic letters, revealing what ...

Berserkr' is an Old Norse word meaning 'bear skin' and berserkers ... they would attack with their swords and axes, while defending themselves with shields. The Vikings built fast 'dragonships ...