A ranked list of the most savage, emotional, and unforgettable battle scenes from Vikings, dripping with drama and ...

Before he was King of Norway, Prince Harald was also a traveler who sailed to Kiev, Constantinople, and Sicily. When he was ...

In 2030, Norway will celebrate the millennium of the death of St. Olaf (“Olav” in his Norwegian homeland), martyr and king of Norway (995–1030). In preparation for this major event ...

Olaf was also a descendant of Harald Fairhair (850–933), the first Norwegian king. Choosing to follow in his father’s footsteps, Olaf embarked on Viking raids to the east during his teenage years.

Reading about Viking history at the time, he was intrigued by a stone inscribed with runes that praised the exploits of a 10th-century Danish king called Harald Bluetooth.

Rume said it was the hunting the fishing, the "harvest from the forest" and the fact that he hunts birds that make him a Viking. Trondheim is home to the last Viking, King Olaf.

The Christian Vikings, like Olaf, see it as sacrilegious to work with Pagans. They want to convert everyone, including the other Vikings. That puts a target on Leif’s back just as the series begins.

A metal detectorist in Hungary has unearthed a tiny silver coin marked with the name of a famous Viking king that was lost almost 1,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...