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

Berserkr' is an Old Norse word meaning 'bear skin' and berserkers were Viking warriors who went into battle wearing wolf or bear skins. Berserkers believed that Odin, the god of war, gave them ...

Viking warriors have often been portrayed as horned helmet wearing, sword wielding warriors who went into battle with their long hair flowing down their backs - but is this really what they were like?

The creator of Vikings is setting up a new Norse historical drama on Prime Video, focusing on a legendarily fierce warrior ...

Ubbe in battle, however, is a completely different animal. Ubbe is sometimes overlooked as a Viking warrior after his defeat at the hands of Heahmund, and his loss of the Great Army to Ivar ...

Plans have been submitted to install a bronze statue near Tynwald Hill to recognise a Viking ruler credited with playing a ...

Amazon’s Prime Video has greenlit Bloodaxe, a series that will track the rise of Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe and his wife, Gunnhild, known as the Mother of Kings. Hirst and his son, Horatio Hirst, ...

A new book explores how the Roman Empire influenced early Scandinavian societies, laying the foundation for Viking ...

The series is said to tell the true story of famous Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe and his wife, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings. This will be the latest series set in this world for the Hirsts.

it's almost easy to forget that there was one Viking-focused action film that was released in 1999: The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas and directed by John McTiernan. To be fair ...