He was the first Viking to seize the English crown, yet history remembers only his son. Sweyn Forkbeard laid the foundation for an empire that would change Europe.

Student Gustav Bruunsgaard found seven Viking treasures with a metal detector earlier this year. Moesgaard Museum. These bands, which weigh more than a pound in total, also have incredibly unique ...

A Viking festival believed to be the biggest in the UK this year is being staged at a pre-historic heritage site this weekend. Flag Fen near Peterborough is hosting the event which runs until ...