Another possible bit of Viking trivia: The Vikings must have been ridiculously fit. The steel sword Mikkelsen uses in stage battles weighs about 5 pounds, his shield weighs 7 or 8, and his helmet ...

Their only chance of survival is to find a path to the Viking settlement ... Vikings meet a kind Christian Monk who preaches with his sword, the hunters become the hunted as the Vikings set ...

Archaeologists uncovered a wealth of Viking Age artifacts at Skumsnes farm ... a spindle whorl, and a weaving sword—all tools used in textile production. "Textile production was prestigious.