The raids of the Vikings across Europe were powered by their signature long ships — allowing them access to any substantial waterway — and their military prowess.

Robert Eggers' The Northman is a bloody - and bloody ambitious - Viking epic that showcases the filmmaker's fervent dedication to historical accuracy and his artistic penchant for long continuous ...

The aforementioned village raid is the centerpiece sequence of The Northman and one of two scenes in the movie that Eggers says he's proudest of pulling off. Staged as a single take with one ...

The historical accuracy of Robert Eggers' "The Northmen" sidelines the real archeological evidence for Viking warrior women like shieldmaidens.

Mounting a large-scale Viking epic was new territory for director Robert Eggers, whose “The Northman” opened in theaters last weekend. Among the film’s most ambitiously cinematic sequences ...

Historian William R. Short rates Viking battle scenes in "The Northman," "Thor," and "How to Train Your Dragon." ...

Mounting a large-scale Viking epic was new territory for director Robert Eggers, whose “The Northman” opened in theaters last weekend. Among the film's most ambitiously cinematic sequences are ...

Robert Eggers' Viking epic, featuring an all-star cast, deserved better than its lukewarm reception, as evidenced by its ...

The Witch and The Lighthouse director returns with The Northman, starring Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Alexander Skarsgård in a meticulously historically researched Viking ...

As The Northman raids movie theaters this weekend, it is doing so with brutal accuracy of Viking history, as far as that history is known. As archeologist Neil Price explains it, the complete ...

Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember. Some of his earliest memories are from Oland, a Swedish island on the Baltic Sea, where his great-grandfather ...

This image released by Focus Features shows Alexander Skarsgård in a scene from “The Northman.” ... Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember.