Some Vikings did wear armour. There are accounts about chain mail (just called mail) being a high status gift for service. Ther are also examples of Lamellar, both from sagas and eastern finds.

Historian William R. Short rates Viking battle scenes in "The Northman," "Thor," and "How to Train Your Dragon." ...

Like many aspects of Viking culture, the origins of the Ulfberht sword are shadowy. Some 170 examples bearing the inscription have been found across Europe, though many have their letters spelled ...

In the nine-part mini-series Vikings, Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) and his band of horn-helmeted brutes pillage and plunder wearing togs by Emmy award-winning costume designer Joan Bergin (The ...

Viking Hersir, 793-1066 AD by M Harrison (Osprey, 1993) The Viking Art of War by P Griffith (Greenhill Books, 1995) Viking Weapons and Warfare by JK Siddom (Tempus, 2000) Links. Nova Online: The ...

History has obscured some of the specifics but evidence has repeatedly suggested that sometimes both men and women fought for the Viking cause, taking up arms together to face their enemies.