Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where not all newborns were born free or given burial. These are some of the ...

WŁOCŁAWEK, Poland — Research is underway to learn more about the origins of medieval sword found earlier this month at the bottom of a Polish river, which some experts believe may have belonged to the ...

Two ancient Viking swords have been unearthed from a stone burial chamber in central Sweden during a highway excavation. The weapons had been left untouched for roughly 1,200 years and provide an ...

These are swords that are inherited, or given as gifts, or taken from fallen enemies. And everybody knew the story of these weapons. What you see here is silver arm rings with animal heads on the ...

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington have worked with the Wallace Collection to analyse the contents of Viking swords – and the results shed new light on trade routes in ...

A couple of Jacksonville-based archaeologists went on the trail of Vikings in North America, though they can't tell you yet much of what they found. You'll have to wait for the next episodes for that.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ancient warrior was given a prestigious Viking burial, complete with deadly Viking weapons, a ...