Burial Chamber Reveals 1,200-Year-Old Upright Viking Swords, Symbol of Respect to Valhalla Warriors Two ancient Viking swords ...

This early medieval sword, dating to the 9th or 10th ... offer an extraordinary glimpse into the region's history and its connections to the Viking world.

As well as sword, the body had been buried with ... edited by Graham-Campbell et al (Andromeda, 1994) Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings by John Haywood (Penguin, 1996).

As axes are brandished across Lerwick today, a far more ancient Viking weapon has found its way to Shetland Museum and ...

Vikings were buried with all the things that were important to Vikings: their swords and axes; fine clothes; gold and jewellery. It was believed that they would need these in the afterlife.