In fact, so rife was slavery that it formed part of a three-tiered Viking society. At the top there was the chieftain, or ...

When we think of Vikings, images of horned helmets, mighty beards, and fearsome warriors spring to mind. These impressions, popularized by myths and modern media, don’t necessarily reflect historical ...

Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...

After New Zealand passed new gun laws this week, most automatic and semi-automatic weapons have become outlawed there as of Friday — a swift response to the March 15 shootings in Christchurch that ...