the period directly before the rise of the Vikings, around 650 to 750 A.D., Nielsen said. The grandiose style also suggests the helmet was not meant for battle, but was instead dedicated to a king or ...

Standing proud in mail and helmet, archaeologist and Viking reenactor Andrew Nicholson has conducted experiments with Viking weapons. In combat, he says, the battle axes could reach speeds of 110 ...

WOW!! He now has a ‘Viking’ helmet, (A Faux-Viking helmet, since they didn’t use horns on their helmets. (It would make going through any kind of tangle-wood type area (such as hedgerow ...

Those who could not run fast enough were killed and their helmets, weapons and armour ... Image caption, A re-enactment of Viking battle in York. King Alfred was prepared though, having fortified ...