From the fairytale towers of Bavaria’s Neuschwanstein to the golden battlements of Jaipur’s Amber Fortress in India, these ...

But they’re also romantic and somewhat mystical, places that spark our imagination and conjure visions of long-ago knights in shining armor and ... from the 11th to 15th century.

The Anglo-Saxon aristocracy, many of whom had fought and died with King Harold Godwinson at Senlac Hill, were systematically ...

While the High Medieval Period is famous for its warrior and martial cultures, there are some military leaders who really stand out above the rest. These are the men known not merely as great fighters ...

On the Isle of Man, a metal detectorist has discovered a squished fragment of a 11th-century Viking treasure: a piece of an ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 10th-century Viking woman in Norway who was buried in a boat grave along with her pet dog, shedding more light on special funerary rituals reserved for ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 10th-century Viking woman in Norway who was buried in a boat grave along with her pet dog, shedding more light on special funerary rituals reserved ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Mind you, I’m no indomitable Viking warrior – and am perhaps more ... “cracks in the warrior’s emotional armour reveal a struggle with forces beyond her control.” Oh yeah – we ...

Indeed, the numbering seems completely random. But there is an explanation. The House of Reuss was—and still is—a German noble family that, since the early 11th century, ruled over several independent ...

September 19, 2009: Britain is replacing its "Viking" (BvS10) all terrain combat vehicles with larger "Warthog" vehicles. The 18 ton Warthog carries a crew of two and 11 passengers. The Warthog is ...