The practice of placing swords upright in graves represents a powerful symbolic gesture. Unlike the more common Viking Age practice of ritually breaking or bending weapons before burial, these ...

The 1,100-year-old steel sword is nearly 3 feet long. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed two Viking swords in neighboring graves that were buried upright, as if they were standing on their points. Whoever installed the iron swords perpendicular to ...

Assassin’s Creed Rogue has 15 Viking Swords hidden worldwide, and collecting them all rewards players with the Viking Armor Outfit. The Armor is obtained by turning the swords in at Pearl Island (949, ...

While excavating a Viking cemetery near the Swedish town of Köping, archaeologists discovered a pair of sword hilts protruding curiously from the earth. After further investigation, they determined ...

Archaeologists unearthed a pair of 1,200-year-old Viking-age swords standing upright from a stone grave in a burial mound in Västmanland. Photo from Arkeologerna and Sweden's National Historical ...

In recent years, some incredible Viking discoveries have made in Scandinavia. Archaeologists found remains of longhouses and at least one ship lying just below the topsoil in Norway last year. Months ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. About 1,100 years ago, a girl named Hervor was ...