How and why did medieval farmers in Scandinavia become ... a combatant grins and bears it after a mock battle at a Viking festival in Poland. Photographs by David Guttenfelder Each summer, Viking ...

The Vikings, like the Anglo-Saxons, fought on foot (not horseback) and in battle formed a ‘shield-wall’ where they locked together side-by-side, shields in front, and pushed their enemy back ...

Orkney became an important base for Vikings. For hundreds of years, many Scottish islands belonged to Norway - until the Battle of Largs. In 1263 AD, King Haakon of Norway sent a fleet of Viking ...