But about 900, it was dragged onto land and used for the burial of a Viking king. Warming's reanalysis shows the shields consisted of tapered wooden boards or planks around an iron hemisphere ...

Danish archaeologists say they have found a well-preserved Viking shield that is more than 1,000 years old. Archaeologist Kirsten Christensen says the wooden shield has a diameter of 32 inches.

A Viking cemetery in England ... 59 separate burial mounds at Heath Wood and excavated 20 of them, finding Scandinavian grave goods — including swords and shields — and the remains of people ...

Originally, an entire large wooden shield was buried in the grave ... according to the release. Because Viking burial customs involved cremating the deceased on a bonfire, archaeologists did ...

He discusses Viking shield formations in "Vikings." He outlines brutal village raid tactics in "The Northman," starring Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicole Kidman. He breaks down how ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish archaeologists say they have found a well-preserved Viking shield that is more than 1,000 years old. Archaeologist Kirsten Christensen says the wooden shield has a ...