Vikings may have been family men who traveled with their wives to new lands, according to a new study of ancient Viking DNA. Maternal DNA from ancient Norsemen closely matches that of modern-day ...

Weddings are one of the oldest time-honored traditions. Even though such a celebration is a common part of our modern lives, ancient cultures also acknowledged and gathered for the joining of two ...

What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that provides ...

If I asked you to conjure up an image of Middle Age Vikings, there's a decent chance you'll think of the same things, well, that most people stereotypically think about. Burly, horn-helmeted men, ...

The Vikings weren’t just masculine raiders and pillagers. They were adventurous sea-faring women, too. Previous studies had presumed that Viking men brought women over to new colonies after they’d ...

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 ...

The Vikings of legend were fearless male warriors who raided coastal towns across Europe. But archaeological research shows that Viking women were just as integral to the expansion of Viking society ...

Just about every American child learns in school that Christopher Columbus “discovered” America--or, more accurately, a small island in the Caribbean--in 1492. What isn’t always taught is that the ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been announced, featuring a new story revolving around Vikings. The series is known for its accurate depictions of ...