An investigation into Viking skeletons reveals a hidden story of violence, power, and the surprising differences between ...

Viking warriors harnessed the arcane powers of the runes even in war. Runic inscriptions on swords entreated the ... often side-by-side with more traditional Christian symbols.

Carsten Snejbjerg Swords at the National Museum of Denmark ... the new exhibition revives the traditional image of Vikings as Dark Age bad boys—Pillage People, if you will, who bullied Britain ...