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 ...

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

Damnnig new evidence found after studying 1000-year-old remains of a man shows the ... but there is only one well-preserved helmet from the Viking Age and this does not have horns.

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 ...

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?

The two pieces fit together like a puzzle, ROMU said, and together they made the brow ridge of a pre-Viking era helmet ... leading into forgotten 400-year-old vault unearthed at church in France ...