An asylum seeker who raided the Ulster Museum to steal Viking helmets has been jailed for 10 months. Adil Hajjaj also took a ...

We all recognize ancient Vikings from their distinctive helmets featuring horns – or at least that’s what imagery from popular culture has led us to believe. The reality is far more practical ...

Inside the unusually well-preserved carved oak vessel were the skeletons of two women who had been richly buried with clothes, farm equipment, domestic animals and a detailed tapestry that depicts one ...

Much of what we know about Vikings and their thousand year-old way of life rests on the physical clues left behind – and the odd fanciful embellishment. Concealed in iron helmets, chain mail ...

Related: Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail The Vikings wore helmets with wings and horns. This idea can be traced to the 19th-century ...

A metal detectorist who discovered a 1,000-year-old Viking relic has been told ... gold or silver cheek plates of an 11th century Viking iron helmet to impart a decorative pattern on it.

The study also hinted at the grim reality of life for many newborn infants arriving into the world during the Viking Age.

Jack finds an island where a Viking has lost his helmet – but who’s the cheeky monkey?