Crafting replica Viking shield 'labour of love'

A man who crafted a replica Viking shield in his garden shed before donating it to a museum on the Isle of Man said the ...
Daily Herald

West Aurora Eagle Scout gives handmade Viking shield replicas to Geneva History Museum

West Aurora High School student Erik Longo of Aurora presented Geneva History Museum with an early Christmas present on Dec. 21. For his Eagle Scout project, Longo, a West senior, presented eight ...
Chicago Tribune

Aurora teen leads project to build shields for replica Viking ship

Building Viking shields is not the thing most teens spend their time on, but for one Aurora high school student the work was a perfect fit. For his Eagle Scout project, West Aurora High School senior ...
techtimes

Archaeologists Unearth a Viking Age Grave that Contains Ancient Shields in Oslo

A team of archaeologists has unearthed a Viking Age tomb comprising the remains of a shield and various grave goods amid preliminary work for the establishment of a house in Oslo, Norway, as reported ...
New York Post

History’s ‘Vikings’ lets women get in on the action

Here’s your first look at the warrior/ shieldmaiden Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) from the fifth season of “Vikings,” premiering Nov. 29 on History. “There are lots of historians who disputed that women ...