Beneath the symbol, the letters “IC” — potentially the owner’s initials — are visible. Centuries ago, signet rings were worn by numerous individuals, including civic off ...

In Birka, Sweden, there is a roughly 1,000-year-old Viking burial teeming with lethal weapons ... Norway has several of what ...

Archaeologist Julia Wihlborg suggested that the sword and shield of the Hårby Valkyrie may represent a woman who had manly ...