The Vikings that raided and settled in Ireland and Anglo-Saxon Britain were not the dirty ... uncovered many objects from Viking digs that show just how concerned they were with their appearance.

These martial artifacts, in turn, suggested that the man interred in the ship burial at Sutton Hoo — possibly the early Anglo-Saxon king Raedwald — had brought back Byzantine armor after ...

Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail ... The Vikings, like the Anglo-Saxons, fought on foot (not horseback) and in battle formed a ‘shield-wall’ where they locked ...

The armor was crafted in the unique Anglo-Saxon style. The warrior possibly ... Historical records show that the Byzantines recruited mercenary fighters at that time. The soldiers were promised ...