annals of wishful thinking New evidence of Viking warrior women might not be what it seems Experts cast doubt on a recent DNA discovery in a mysterious Swedish grave.

An Eagan school teaches the art of Viking combat -- and we're not talking football EAGAN, Minn. - Fighting is a problem in some schools.But not at the Viking warrior academy in Eagan.It's what ...

Norse legends feature women warriors such as Hervor and Brynhildr. And neither meek nor mild, Viking women were depicted in medieval art and literature as political leaders and priests.

The students are part warriors, part archaeologists — trying to resurrect the Viking art of battle, in the absence of any historical records.

Berserkers were said to have been lone Viking warriors who donned nothing but a bearskin (or a "bear coat," which, in Old Norse, is pronounced, " bjorn-serkr" — sound familiar?), took ...

Viking warrior Sigurd won a brutal battle and took his enemies' heads as trophies. But one of those heads had the last laugh—ending Sigurd’s life in a freak accident.

One historical account that stands out is the story of Lagertha, a legendary Viking queen who was a fierce warrior and a capable leader.

As a new book, Viking: The Norse Warrior's Manual, reveals, the Scandinavian raiders also had a surprisingly creative side.

More than a thousand years ago, a Viking woman was laid to rest with the full honors of a mighty warrior, including weapons, armor and two horses. But when researchers discovered her remains in ...

For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, was assumed to be that of a battle-hardened man. No more. The warrior was, in ...

New evidence forces reconsideration of a well-known gravesite—and may shed light on Viking gender roles.

According to this unnamed soldier, the Viking look was how he had to roll. And when you think about it, those badass Viking warriors we pretty freaking scary — and almost all of them had a beard.