The Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla might be history, but that's not stopping Michael Hirst, the creator of both shows, from ...

Maude Hirst and Georgia Hirst are real-life sisters and daughters of Vikings creator Michael Hirst. They portrayed Helga (Floki's wife) and Torvi (who was one of Bjorn's wives and later Ubbe's ...

and the details differ from the real-life character. The Vikings series is based on the adventures of legendary Norse heroes from the Viking Age. Ragnar didn't start as a legend but as a farmer ...

Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists ...

The seas were very important for Viking life and fishing provided a big part of the Viking diet. Living near the sea had other benefits. The Vikings were excellent sailors and it was easier for ...