The Vikings are known as great warriors. This reputation is based on what we know about their weapons and battle tactics - as Barry Ager explains. The Vikings were daring masters of the sea.

A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social ...

Those who could not run fast enough were killed and their helmets, weapons and armour were stolen. The Vikings did not send many ships on their first raids. They made surprise attacks on ...