Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail coats, made of thousands of metal rings but most relied on a round wooden shield for protection since these were very expensive.

Reenactors in Poland don armor in preparation for close combat ... participants meet fellow enthusiasts and share their knowledge of ancient Viking culture. Photographs by David Guttenfelder ...

As this land was used over the following centuries, ploughed down and levelled to cultivate crops and create pastures, the ancient superstructures disappeared and the Viking Age graves were broken.

3,500-Year-Old Mycenaean Armor Was Suitable ... in ships during the Late Viking Age and were sacrificed for funeral rituals. Studies on the remains of horses found at ancient burial sites in ...

From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation of an ancient rubbish dump in Westray, uncover the finds that have revealed an enormous amount about Viking life. In 1992 Mark ...

Archaeologists in Sweden dug up 139 Viking Age graves when excavating a ... But it is exciting to see what will emerge in the future.” An Ancient Norse Biological Weapon Was Just Found ...

In movies and books about Vikings, the ancient seafaring conquerors don’t pause their revelry to remove gristle from their teeth with toothpicks. But in real life, they did, according to a new ...

recent archaeological findings in Russia and Kazakhstan have uncovered evidence of women buried with weapons and armor, suggesting that these warrior women may have been real. Ancient Egyptians ...

Whenever I think of Vikings, which isn’t often, I must admit, I picture big, burly men with long beards and cool battle armor ...

It was supposed to be a routine Stone Age settlement excavation to clear a path for a new roundabout and water pipes near ...

Archaeologists in Sweden dug up 139 Viking Age graves when excavating a Stone Age settlement. Along with human and animal remains, the team found three large ship-forming stone settings and a ship ...