The Vikings

The Vikings have been remembered in today’s world as bloodthirsty barbarians with an insatiable appetite for war and a penchant for horned helmets. Whilst the horned helmets might not be accurate, the military prowess of the Vikings was certainly true, although there was far more to these people than just raiding and pillaging.

The Viking Age

Birth of the Vikings

The history of the Viking Age

Serious viking warrior in the attack, running along the shore with Drakkar on the background.

When the Vikings ruled in Britain: A brief history of Danelaw

What is the legacy of the Vikings?

Viking myths

A shaven headed Viking with a beard with black warpaint screams

11 facts about legendary viking warrior Ragnar Lothbrok

Viking warrior holding an ax and a shied on a foggy landscape

12 most important Norse gods and goddesses in Viking mythology

'Freyja and the Necklace' by James Doyle Penrose, 1890

The most powerful goddesses in Norse mythology

The legendary adventures of Thor in Norse mythology

The wild hunt of Odin

Odin's most famous adventures in Norse mythology

Stockholm City Hall - Inside the arch there is a marble sculptural composition "Punishment of Loki", 1923

Loki’s most mischievous tricks in Norse mythology

Ragnarok

Ragnarök: The end of the world and twilight of the Norse gods

Two ghostly groups of Viking Gods in the morning haze, ready for battle, sky with storm clouds and bright sun

Ásgard and the nine worlds of Norse mythology

Vikings in Britain

A stock photo of a Viking Hat

Harald Hardrada: The last Viking

Serious viking warrior in the attack, running along the shore with Drakkar on the background.

When the Vikings ruled in Britain: A brief history of Danelaw

The Varangian Guards, an illumination from the Skylitzis Chronicle

Who were the Varangian Guard?

Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of England in the 11th Century

How a Viking laid the groundwork for the King of England

Viking customs

A page from Ibn Fadhlan's manuscript

Eyewitness to the Vikings

Section from an old viking stone depicting a 'blood eagle' sacrifice

The most vicious Viking punishments

A female viking warrior

Did Viking shield-maidens really exist?

Ragnar Lothbrok

Old Norse Words We Use Every Day