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

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail coats, made of thousands of metal rings but most ...

Axes and spears made of wood and metal were cheaper and used by more Vikings. Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains had iron helmets and wore chain mail coats. Poorer Vikings might ...

Whenever I think of Vikings, which isn’t often, I must admit, I picture big, burly men with long beards and cool battle armor ... time you peruse some Viking history and see pages all about ...