Ancient tales of fierce female Vikings fighting alongside men appear to be rooted in truth, according to archaeologists in Sweden. One of the most impressive graves in a burial ground near Birka ...

What were the Vikings like? Learn about Viking warriors, their weapons and their boats in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.

Viking raiders were high on hallucinogenic herbal tea that made them hyper-aggressive and less able to feel pain as they ran naked into battle, according to new discoveries. The legendary raids con… ...

New evidence of Viking warrior women might not be what it seems Experts cast doubt on a recent DNA discovery in a mysterious Swedish grave. Annalee Newitz – Sep 14, 2017 3:47 pm | 97 ...

Artist's reconstruction of the Langeland grave. Mirosław Kuźma. A 10th-century grave in Denmark was long thought to contain the bones of a warrior believed to be a Viking woman.

Love them or loathe them, the Vikings generally feature among history's bragging victors – after all, Duke William of Normandy, who struck lucky at Hastings in 1066, was one of them.