Researchers studied Old Norse literature and archaeological evidence to shed new light on women's experiences of pregnancy ...

The notion that Viking helmets had horns originated in ... According to some Norse sagas, some Viking kings executed their enemies by cutting their ribs from their spine and pulling their lungs ...

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

One reason the Oseberg tapestry is famous is its unique depiction of a horned helmet. Horned Viking helmets have long captured the imagination of the modern world, but they are likely a 19th ...

Much of what we know about Vikings and their thousand year-old way of life rests on the physical clues left behind – and the odd fanciful embellishment. Concealed in iron helmets, chain mail ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets ... we mostly associate with warriors, kings and battles – such as the highly romanticised Viking age (the period from AD800 until ...

A marvellously comprehensive compendium of Norse mythology from creation to Ragnarök, Gaiman serves as a wizard-like guide into the Viking world ... horse to an invading king, and Sigurd is ...