Vikings

"Vikings: Valhalla" returned for its second season on Thursday, January 12 with the legendary Viking warriors embarking on a new adventure.

Athena Strand's casket was painted with her favorite color and had a princess crown with rhinestones at the top with her picture inside the lid.

An archaeologist told Newsweek about the ancient weapons that were discovered during an excavation in central Sweden to make way for a new highway.

The 1,500-year-old arrow has been very well preserved, with the remains of tar still visible on the shaft.

Only 20 similar swords of this type have been found in Norway, out of approximately 3,000 total Viking swords found.

Aethelflaed was one of the many characters in "The Last Kingdom" Season 5 who met an unfortunate end, and her death was the most heartbreaking of all.

"Vikings: Valhalla" creator Jeb Stuart told Newsweek about the research process and the true story behind the "Viking's" spin-off.

Caroline Henderson told Newsweek about her character Jarl Haakon and the real-life inspirations behind the powerful, female ruler of Kattegat.

St. Brice's Day is depicted in Episode 1 of "Vikings: Valhalla" but was it a real historical event?

The cast of "Vikings: Valhalla" told Newsweek about their characters and how they prepared to take on the real, historical figures for the "Vikings" spin-off.

"Valhalla" is the new Netflix spin-off to "Vikings," and Newsweek reveals what has been kept from the original and what's new to this show.

Ásatrú, first practiced by the early Vikings who trolled Iceland's eastern shores, is the country's fastest-growing religion—or spiritual movement.

Ole Ginnerup Schytz was using his metal detector for the very first time when he found the stunning collection.

The hoard included coins, artifacts, and pieces of silver arm-rings, according to a release issued by Manx National Heritage on Wednesday.

Two of the children may have been infant twins who died during or shortly after childbirth, Johan Runer, who oversaw the dig, said.

The hoard found by Charles Cartwright included nearly $7,800 worth of stolen Roman, Viking, Egyptian, and Medieval artifacts.

A Lidl in Dublin coexists with several archaeological sites, including the remains of an 11th-century Viking building that shoppers can view while picking up groceries.

January on Netflix saw the service start the year with a bang, with one of its biggest ever hits, a beloved show ending and new shows like "Lupin," "Cobra Kai" and "Bridgerton" making a splash.

Some feel that Erikson should be credited with discovering the continent 500 years before Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic.

"Vikings" Season 6, Episode 3 sees Bjorn and Lagertha getting ready to fight for a former enemy while preparing themselves against Ivar's upcoming invasion.

"Vikings" Season 6 began with Ivar meeting Oleg and the Rus Vikings, based on a real historical group of Russian Vikings.

"Vikings" Season 6 will see a number of new cast members join the History and Amazon Prime Video show, plus a current star of the show play a brand new character.

"Vikings" Season 6 is now airing on the History Channel and will be available to watch online shortly after broadcast.

"Vikings" returns for another season on History this week, leaving fans wondering where we left the residents of Kattegat in Season 5 of the Amazon Prime Video and History show.

New discoveries are challenging the traditional view held by many archaeologists that all Viking warriors were men.

"Vikings" may be coming to an end on History, but Netflix has started to reveal release date, cast, trailer and plot details of its sequel to the show, "Vikings: Valhalla."

"This is essentially an unknown phenomenon," said archaeologist Raymond Sauvage from the Norwegian University of Science Museum.

Beserkers entered battle in a trance-like rage that was said to make them near invincible—and various theories have been put forward to explain how this rage was induced.

Ancient migrations of Vikings appear to have left a lasting legacy in the modern population of Ireland.

New findings at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland suggest Vikings inhabited the area for centuries longer than scientists previously believed.