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It literally turned victims inside out.

Two spectacular horned helmets may have inspired the myth that more than 1,500 years later, Vikings wore bulls' horns on their helmets.

Archaeologists in Norway have discovered the remains of a cluster of Norse longhouses, including one of the largest of these structures ever found.

Archaeologists have revealed the ornate appearance of a Viking heavy sword that is encased in dirt and rust using X-ray analysis.

An amateur treasure hunter on the Isle of Man has unearthed a Viking Age "piggy bank" hoard.

Seven Viking tombs holding well-preserved skeletons, including possible twin infants, have been discovered in the Swedish town of Sigtuna.

A hoard of silver coins minted in the Carolingian Empire may have been part of a historic ransom to save Paris from a Viking invasion.

A hoard discovered in Scotland was likely buried by a bishop hoping to outwit the Viking invaders.

Archaeologists recently located the remains of the elite Viking that were excavated in 1868 and have been missing for nearly a century.

The Vikings may have carved this mysterious boat structure into an Icelandic cave to ward off Ragnarok, an apocalyptic event in which the gods would be killed and the world engulfed in flames.