To look at Lt. Alexander R. "Sandy" Nininger when he began his plebe year at the U.S. Military Academy, one might never have ...

Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail ... having fortified the towns and organised a large army drawn from his own warriors and the male population called up to do ...

Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains had iron helmets ... Norse word meaning 'bear skin' and berserkers were Viking warriors who went into battle wearing wolf or bear skins.

RELATED | Local warriors gather for medieval ... which means “heavy” and refers to the more durable armor worn when fighting. In this style, Vikings use real swords and wear chainmail, helmets ...