The Viking Age is often remembered for fierce warriors, daring voyages, and legendary heroes, but some of the most fascinating figures come from stories that blend history and legend. Among them ...

The Vikings of legend were fearless male warriors who raided coastal towns across Europe. But archaeological research shows that Viking women were just as integral to the expansion of Viking society ...

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During our recent webcam chat (watch below), Katheryn Winnick explained why women identify with Lagertha, her role on History Channel's hit epic "Vikings": “She’s the working woman in the dark ages.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Amy Ellis Nutt, The Washington Post For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, ...

When most people hear the word Vikings, they picture towering warriors with braided beards, longships cutting through icy ...

A mysterious female warrior discovered in a Viking grave in Denmark was originally thought to be a Viking. But now, researchers have made a surprising discovery about this fierce warrior who died more ...

In the popular imagination, “medieval” and “women” aren’t always words which go together happily. Ideas about the lives of pre-Renaissance women tend to form two hazy stereotypes: an illiterate girl ...

SARASOTA — To be a good Viking at the 15th annual Sarasota Medieval Fair, you have to know how to ravage and plunder. You need to have good sea legs and be able to drink five horns of mead without ...

For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, was assumed to be that of a battle-hardened male. No more. The warrior was, in fact, ...