Warriors often chopped plunder into pieces ... Rather than melting down all the plunder into bullion, this Viking lord set aside several pieces for his personal collection of exotic, foreign ...

Viking warriors have often been portrayed as horned helmet wearing, sword wielding warriors who went into battle with their long hair flowing down their backs - but is this really what they were like?

"The War of the Rohirrim" is set in Rohan, the kingdom of horse-riding, Viking-looking warriors that featured prominently in Jackson's 2002 movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." The animated ...