Amlóði was in simple terms a Norse word for a fool—or, more specifically, someone who is too weak or foolish to do their work ...

English is more of a fluid language, picking up new words as it grows. However, this wasn’t always the case, especially when the Vikings raided the British Isles. Though the Vikings established a ...

Over time, the word viking became synonymous with piracy, and the Vikings garnered a reputation as brutal plunderers that endured for a thousand years. But as archeologist William Fitzhugh makes ...

The Vikings were Norse people who came from an area called Scandinavia. You might know it better asNorway, Sweden and Denmark. The word Viking means ‘a pirate raid’, which is a fitting name as ...

The Vikings were Norse people who came from an area called Scandinavia. You might know it better asNorway, Sweden and Denmark. The word Viking means ‘a pirate raid’, which is a fitting name as ...