Danish vikings

If you're visiting Denmark you need to know about Vikings, so brush up on your knowledge and separate fact from fiction. Horned helmets? Mythology? We can help!

Vikings is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the History channel. Inspired by the sagas of Danish Viking Ragnar Lothbrok - one of the best-known… More

The attacks of the Scandinavian Vikings on the coast of Britain began at the end of the VIII century. Initially, these were the Norwegians, who in 793

Vikings in popular culture are often viewed as the brutes of the Dark Ages, robbing, raping and pillaging people and goods. However, an analysis of their personal lives shows a much different side. Family life was important to Norse men, and every proper, upstanding Viking aimed to marry and have…

The Danish Vikings, also known as Danes, were the most politically organized of the different types of Vikings.

There’s a good reason the sight of a Viking longship struck fear in the hearts of coastal villagers: the Vikings were bad news for everyone. When they weren’t raiding, pillaging, and demanding tribute not to raid and pillage, Vikings even fought with each other. There are so many badass Vikings that it’s tough to narrow it down, but these ten who made their peers soil their breeches. 10. Eric Bloodaxe From age twelve through his teen years, Eric did what Vikings do and raided along the…

The Stone Age The first men and women came to Britain over two and a half million years ago. As the climate got warmer at the end of the second ice age, tribes of hunters and gatherers of food, who…

When you think of Vikings, you may picture burly, bearded men with horned helmets and fearsome weapons. While this stereotype isn’t entirely accurate, it’s true that the Vikings were a formidable…

Vikings is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the History channel. Inspired by the sagas of Danish Viking Ragnar Lothbrok - one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France - the cast of Vikings look very different in real life. Here are some of our favorite cast members. Keep reading and see what they really look like.

As many as 35,000 Danish Vikings moved to England to start a new life between 800AD and 900AD, a new study has estimated, with the researcher likening them to economic migrants today.