Find out about how and why Vikings fought and learn how their armour, weapons and tactics made them successful warriors with this BBC Bitesize Scotland guide for learners at 2nd Level in Scotland ...

Viking warriors fought using long swords and axes. A good sword was handed down from father to son, but Vikings also buried weapons with their owner when he died. Vikings did not wear much armour.

An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from Birka may have looked like in battle. For 140 years, archaeologists concluded a grave in the small town was for male warrior, but new evidence ...

No fighters were more fearsome than the Viking berserkers. These legendary Norse warriors were renowned for their strength, ferocity, and terrifying presence on the battlefield. Historians believe ...

Bloodaxe,” Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming series about Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe, has found its lead actor in Xavier ...

A 1889 drawing of the Viking warrior grave discovered in Birka, Sweden. For more than 120 years, it was assumed to be the skeleton of a man.HJALMAR STOLPE / Not-For-Syndication For more than a ...