The Viking Age lasted from about A.D. 793 to 1066, coinciding with Europe's Middle Ages — an already-violent time, Melleno ...

The country was ruled by Anglo-Saxons, having fought off Vikings for hundreds of years, and local sheriffs meant people usually felt safe and secure. But on 5th January, 1066, King Edward the ...

Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail coats, made of thousands of metal rings but most relied on a round wooden shield for protection since these were very expensive ...