War of the Vikings was a multiplayer hack and slash video game developed by Fatshark and published by Paradox Interactive.

[5] On 2 October 2014 Paradox Interactive announced they would stop development of the game after two patches to increase stability and solve some major issues.

Champion (Heavy Class): Heavily armored, with charged up attacks whose two-handed axe deals a lot of damage.

Arena is a single life game mode in a small map, where, when a player is 'downed' they can be killed by the attacker hitting them where they lay or can be resurrected by a team mate.

Conquest is a multiple life game mode where the teams battle to advance one objective at a time.

These scholars had specialties in areas including the weapons, gear, culture, language, and lifestyle of both Vikings and Saxons.