Whenever I think of Vikings, which isn’t often, I must admit, I picture big, burly men with long beards and cool battle armor ... time you peruse some Viking history and see pages all about ...

Often, when we picture Vikings who lived centuries ago, we envision big, burly men with long beards and impressive armor like those Viking hats with the horns coming out of them. But what if I ...

Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail coats, made of thousands of metal rings but most relied on a round wooden shield for protection since these were very expensive.