New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

Up Helly Aa in Lerwick, Shetland, began in the 1880s but only allowed women and girls ... The members don Viking-style clothing for the event, which celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage.

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...

It's easy to think that the Viking world was dominated by bearded, macho men, but that assumption is wrong. Both ancient 'Norse Sagas' and archaeological discoveries suggest that women actually ...

Today the old Norse dialect—Norn—is all ... In Sweden, researchers are studying the remains of a female Viking commander, illuminating the role of women in warfare. And in Russia ...

The Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla might be history, but that's not stopping Michael Hirst, the creator of both shows, from returning to the time of the Northmen in a brand-new Amazon series he and his ...

The Vikings were Norse people who came from an area called Scandinavia. You might know it better asNorway, Sweden and Denmark. The word Viking means ‘a pirate raid’, which is a fitting name as ...

Vikings' fans might have just found their next obsession in 'Bloodaxe,' an upcoming series from Amazon hailing from Michael Hirst.

Prime Video is headed to the world of the Vikings with a series order to Bloodaxe, a historical drama created, written and executive produced by Vikings creator Michael and Horatio Hirst and produced ...