Leading the West Saxon forces was King Æthelred, and his younger brother, the future Alfred the Great. That year, the Danes ...

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

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...

When it comes to historical fiction, there are often elements that are based on fact. What about Vikings: Valhalla? Is any of this a true story? Historical fiction is just that. It’s fictional ...

Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists ...

Students could be presented with pictures of real Viking archaeological findings and repeat the process of discussing and drawing conclusions in their group.

the highest-earning player in NFL history, join the Vikings. “The #Vikings time with Darnold is likely over as they turn their eyes to Daniel Jones,” Rapoport posted on X on March 8.