A Viking weaver's sword dating from the 11th century was among several significant Viking artifacts unearthed in Cork City excavations in 2017. A perfectly preserved wooden Viking sword was unearthed ...

A Norwegian man clearing his farm found a rare 1,000-year-old Viking sword carrying inscriptions that may shed more light on Nordic culture. “We were going to start sowing new grass on a field that ...

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(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. Yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared ...

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 Vikings. The sword ...

The unusual placement of a sword found in a Viking grave suggests the weapon was brandished by a southpaw warrior, in what is an unusual discovery. “I’m a little surprised at how heavy it was,” Astrid ...

In this video we will make a Viking wootz sword with an amazing pattern on the blade. We smelted this wootz ingot in our furnace in the last video, in which we showed how we make our crucibles for ...

An 8-year-old girl who heroically pulled an ancient Viking sword from a lake in Sweden, will likely receive her very own handmade version of the weapon to remember the fateful day she became a "queen.

While scouring the land, something caused his metal detector to sound. After digging a little less than eight inches into the ground, Visser was met with an ancient object that was instantly ...

They are Vikings for a day! Raiders from the 11th Century will sail into Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge for the 17th Annual Viking Fest on May 20, when three different medieval re-enactment groups will ...

Yes, they were brutal. They also had women leaders, coveted luxury, and encountered more than 50 cultures from Afghanistan to ...