Experience the ancient art of sword-making by forging a Viking-age sword from a rusted coil spring. This DIY tutorial takes you through the step-by-step process of transforming a seemingly useless ...

Norse literature is dense with references to runes, which may have served as magical signs to be used in charms. The ancient stone with the runes highlighted. Photo: National Museum of Denmark.

Premiered: 10/11/12 Runtime: 52:53 Topic: Ancient Worlds Ancient ... the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art. ... But how did Viking sword makers design and build ...

Using ground-penetrating radar, archaeologists in Norway have discovered an ancient Viking ship buried just 20 inches beneath the surface of a farmer’s field. The 66-foot-long ship, deliberately ...

The ornate object would have been common among vikings before the spread of Christianity, museum officials said. 1,000-year-old viking buckle discovered in Norway, Kulturhistorisk Museum says.

Finding a 1,000-year-old Viking arm-ring made of gold, beautifully created by tying eight gold rods in a row, metal detectorist Ronald Clucas would cause waves in the field of archeology in a ...

Consider this: making Damascus is not the only lost art of ancient weapon smiths. The Vikings also had swords made of crucible steel, known as Ulfberts (because that was the name stamped onto all ...

One of the crafters in attendance will be Sean Parry, a tattoo artist who specialises in ancient artwork. He also works with other art forms and creates a range of Viking-inspired crafts.

Untangle what Ancient Textile And Cloth Production Reveal About the Power of Viking Women December 6 2022 2 p.m. EST New research into the lives of Viking women offers a more nuanced understanding ...

Sequencing the genomes of over 400 Viking men, women, and children from ancient burial sites, researchers found evidence of genetic influence from Southern Europe and Asia in Viking DNA dating ...

Secrets of the Viking Sword A modern-day swordsmith reverse engineers the ultimate weapon of the Middle Ages—a sword both prized and feared. Premiered: 10/10/12 Runtime: 52 : 53 Topic: Ancient ...