Vikings: Created by Michael Hirst. With Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Georgia Hirst. Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a …

Sep 3, 2019 · 986: Viking ships sight Newfoundland.L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site is the only authenticated Norse site in North America. Leif Erikson is the man credited with …

The people of the far north, later called Vikings, were first noticed by the Romans around the year 100 BC, [a] [6] when the Cimbri and the Teutons moved into southern Gaul. [6] The Romans …

The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in 865 AD.Since the late 8th century, the Vikings …

Timeline of events in Viking history. Raids took place in the early 780s; however, 789 is generally referred to as their first large scale raid as that is the year they started launching attacks on …

The fourth season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 18, 2016 on History in Canada.The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking …

In the summer of 1834, a farmhand worked at Nedre Hoen farm in Viken. He was hired to help the farmer drain a bog on the property. During the digging of a trench, he got the surprise of his …

May 18, 2016 · An introduction to the myths, misconceptions and history of Norsemen. The image above illustrates several myths: Horned helmets were a myth. The idea Vikings wore them …

"Vikings" transports us to the brutal world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore and raid the distant shores across the ocea...

The Vikings, natives of present day Denmark, Norway and Sweden, burst onto the world stage and into history between the 8th and the 11th centuries.January 8th, 793 marks the first …