Viking men and women of all classes wore jewelry, including necklaces, brooches and arm rings (also known as armlets). Powerful men commonly gave armlets to their followers to both secure loyalty and ...

The Kalmar County in southern Sweden announced the discovery of an extremely rare Viking bracelet made of iron. The bracelet was unearthed by an anonymous resident in a marsh on the island of ...

A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet style is rare in large part because of the use of iron. Officials plan ...