The Vikings series from History Channel became a television phenomenon by narrating the story of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons, set between the years 793 and 821 AD. This period was crucial for ...

The Viking era lasted nearly three centuries (late 8th century to late 11th century) and had a profound impact on a wide variety of geographical areas, reaching across the known world of that time.

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... proving the sagas were not just fiction. Vikings had indeed reached the coast of ...