High-tech scans of Viking swords are revealing details of how the weapons were made and how their role changed in Viking society over time. A new analysis of three Viking swords has found that, as ...

The death of distinguished Danish collector EA Christensen has prompted a collection of battle-scarred Viking swords to come up for auction. The collection features seven swords that date to the 9th ...

While clearing a field on his farm, a Norwegian man discovered a rare Viking Age sword that's thought to be 1,000 years old. "We were about to start sowing grass on a field that has not been plowed ...

They are best known for their fearsome reputation as formidable warriors, taking to the seas to conquer weaker tribes. But high tech scans of three Viking swords have revealed a slice of the cultural ...

A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking sword fragment with unique animal carvings. The incredible discovery was made by a treasure hunter Sander Visser while scanning a ...

When Goran Olsen stopped for a rest while hiking through the mountains and plateaus of Haukeli, an area about 150 miles west of the Norwegian capital Oslo, he never expected to uncover a sword under a ...