When Vikings first came to Scotland, they only attacked in quick ... Norse word meaning 'bear skin' and berserkers were Viking warriors who went into battle wearing wolf or bear skins.

Vikings conquered many of Scotland's islands as well as the mainland, in the 8th and 9th Centuries. They came, they conquered, they left, or so the story seemed to go. Now historians are re ...

What they uncovered on the coastal meadow, called machair, at Kiloran Bay in Colonsay remains Scotland's single richest male Viking burial site to be found so far. The finds included weapons ...