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 ...

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 ...

Erik A. Longo recently became the 203rd Eagle Scout for Blackhawk Troop 11, part of the St. Charles-based BSA Three Fires Council. The Aurora teen was awarded the highest rank attainable in the Boy ...

What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that provides ...

Viking warriors drew their shields, artisans displayed their wares and visitors strolled about in medieval and fantasy gear for the final day of the Ohio Viking Festival. The three-day festival ...

Historian William Short watches and rates depictions of Viking combat in movies and TV shows. He discusses Viking shield formations in "Vikings." He outlines brutal village raid tactics in "The ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish archaeologists say they have found a well-preserved Viking shield that is more than 1,000 years old. Archaeologist Kirsten Christensen says the wooden shield has a ...