Just before the age of the Vikings, a town on an eastern island of present-day Denmark was a regional center of trade. The ...

What began as small raiding parties early in the Viking age grew into armies that conquered large swaths of Europe. Photograph by David Guttenfelder A helmet outfitted with beardlike chain mail ...

The incident stems from a video that surfaced of Jefferson riding an ATV, notably without a helmet. “I’m surprised,” Sharpe said. “I would be shocked if the Vikings don’t call him.