The Vikings were far from a monolithic group. The Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes each brought something different to the table ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield. An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from ...

Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The northern peoples to A.D. 790: From the beginnings to the Age of Migrations -- The legendary history of the Swedes and the Danes -- The Viking kingdoms to the ...

Anthony Bettin is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. He primarily covers breaking news and sports, with a focus on the Minnesota Vikings. The man responsible for one of the greatest quarterback seasons ...