Barbarians

The Vikings were raiders from Scandinavia who, during the period now called the Viking Age, terrorized coastal Europe for hundreds of years. Most were formidable warriors, but few among them were as terrifying as the King’s elite bodyguard: the huscarls. While most Vikings wielded simple spears, the huscarls had a much more brutal weapon.

The Vikings were raiders from Scandinavia who terrorized Europe for centuries. But how much of what we know about them is myth? Who really were the Vikings?

The Vikings were raiders from Scandinavia who terrorized Europe for centuries. But how much of what we know about them is myth? Who really were the Vikings?