Just before the age of the Vikings, a town on an eastern island of present-day Denmark was a regional center of trade. The town of Lejre is centrally located between England and Sweden, each with ...

THERE is a common trope in entertainment media, from comics and computer games to movies, that Vikings wore horned helmets. Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app.

The Vikings wore their pristine white “Winter Warrior” uniforms, and their fans dressed like snowdrifts. Vanilla Ice performed at halftime. To add a whiter shade of pale, Joe Mauer sounded the ...