When Norwegian farmers unearthed a magnificently preserved Viking longship in 1880, they revealed far more than a burial vessel — they uncovered the endpoint of one of history's greatest technological ...

A new study reported in the journal Cell on January 5 captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the present day. This look back at Scandinavian history is ...

“For this next part, everyone is going to need an axe.” One at a time, 12 undergraduate students chose a blade from the toolbox in a studio at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, a city about ...

Less than a 30 minute drive from the University of Cambridge, a metal detectorist followed beeps to a remarkable treasure: a ...

KIDS IN MANCHESTER GOT A HANDS ON HISTORY LESSON ABOUT VIKINGS TODAY. LOOK AT THIS. THE GROUP CALLED STRAUMFJORD FROM EXETER RECREATES LIFE DURING THE IRON AGE AND VIKING ERA. THEY BROUGHT AUTHENTIC ...

The lives of noble women in the Viking world were shaped by politics and logistics, and worlds apart from the lives of ...

Monumental ship burials had a wider and deeper past than we thought.

The Jelling stones are large carved runestones from the 10th century. From the year 800 to 1050, what we now know as Denmark played a central role as a home base for Viking expeditions far and wide.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have made an "exciting" discovery regarding a large burial mound that may help rewrite the history of the ...

Archeologists in Denmark have made one of the most notable discoveries in recent history: a group of 50 skeletons found in a burial ground, believed to be from the Viking Era. The skeletal remains ...

Viking explorer Leif Erikson is remembered with a large statue in front of the landmark church Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to famous tales of discovery involving the likes of Erik ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have shed fascinating new light on the unusual practice of permanent body modification during the Viking Age, ...