The largest Viking ship was more than 160 feet long and carried hundreds of men into battle.

Viking dwellings - like this one in Denmark - housed as many as a dozen people.

 

This Viking wood carving features two fire-breathing dragons.

Viking warriors wore helmets and carried shields, swords, and axes into battle.

This statue of a Viking warrior stands in Manitoba, Canada.

Horned helmets like this one were worn by Vikings at ceremonial events but not into battle.

This Viking church in Norway – the best preserved in the world - dates to the twelfth century.

Vikings placed stones with runic inscriptions near the graves of their dead.

This mythical beast was carved by Vikings in Denmark in the middle ages.

Three large swords honor the 872 battle in which King Harald Fairhair united Norway.

This wood carving of a Viking warrior stands in Denmark.