Excavation in Cumbria has revealed Britain’s largest Viking building, offering a glimpse into 10th-century Norse settlements.

What began as small raiding parties early in the Viking age grew into armies that conquered large swaths of Europe. Photograph by David Guttenfelder A helmet outfitted with beardlike chain mail ...

An exceptionally rare gold-plated fragment of a pre-Viking helmet adorned with red gemstones was discovered in Lejre, Denmark, the historic power center of the Vikings. The helmet fragment dates ...