The real Vikings, however, were not just the stuff of legend — and they didn't have wings or horns on their helmets. Here, we debunk seven myths about the Vikings.

During the Viking Age, an ox would cost 2 öre of silver or 50 grams of silver. This corresponds to roughly 100,000 Swedish kronor or $9,610 today. When compared to the value of an hour’s work ...

Of the more than 1,000 arm rings in the Swedish History Museum’s collection, only three are made of iron. This doesn’t mean that iron jewelry was uncommon during the Viking Age.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An archaeology student unearthed seven “spectacular” Viking-era curled silver arm rings earlier this year north of Denmark’s second-largest city, a Danish museum ...