Why viking raiders seemed to disappear from history
The Vikings may be one of the most misunderstood groups of people that ever raided and pillaged Europe. The enduring enigma exists because the Vikings as a whole were not…
6 reasons the Vikings were so successful at raiding villages
Imagine one day you’re sitting along the coast of Northern England, taking a rest from farming in a bog, fishing, or whatever it was ancient villagers did up there back then. Chances are good you had a hard day of farming or catching fish and the e…
What it was like to be raided by the Vikings
They were some of the most feared and lethal warriors of their time, Scandinavian raiders who were experts in navigation and mobility, armed with iron weapons and advanced tactics, who would bear down on other European settlements for loot and pilla…
Viking warriors: Separating fact from fiction
Whether you love them or hate them, it’s hard to deny that Vikings are insanely cool. The Viking era lasted from about 793 – 1066 AD, and the lore surrounding…
5 warrior playlists to get you pumped before a live fire range
The field inspires a range of emotions that vary depending on your MOS and how long you’re going to be there. For personnel other than grunts, one can reasonably expect tents, a field mess hall, trucks, and time away from the office. The infantry i…
These R. Lee Ermey bloopers are priceless
The military community was shaken to hear of the passing of R. Lee Ermey, America’s favorite Gunny Sergeant, famous for his portrayal of Senior Drill Instructor …
Viking raiders gave each other these hilarious nicknames
At some point in our military life, most of us pick up a nickname. Most of the time, that nickname is hilarious…to everyone else. How we came by it is a story for the ages. But that seems to be the way it’s been in any armed force for a long time…
An old Saxon poem depicts Jesus as a viking warrior chief
When Christianity was getting its start, the religion didn’t exactly spread like wildfire. In its early days, the world was a tough place to be spreading new ideas. To create converts, Christians had to appeal to many, many different kinds of peop…
Why wounded viking warriors ate strong onion soup
There’s nothing like a bowl of strong French onion soup on any given day, who cares how cold it is outside. But rampaging Norsemen from the days of yore had no need for the froufrou gimmicks that the cheese-eating surrender-monkeys of France use to…
These are the 10 most epic battles on television
The rise of television has brought epic, cinematic stories to home screens, where episodic series can develop characters and plot steadily over a season and build suspense for the exciting climax in ways only film used to do — especially when it c…