It’s now confirmed that Norse Vikings, known for their seafaring prowess, reached North America a millennium ago, establishing the first known European settlement at Anse aux Meadows. This revelation, ...

A pair of 13th-century Icelandic texts known as the “Vinland Saga” describes the journey of famous Norse explorer Leif Erikson to a land the Vikings called Vinland. Although there’s plenty of poetic ...

Archaeologists have unearthed numerous Viking burials sites and extensive treasure which date back to the Iron Age, Ancient Origins reported. Researchers made the remarkable discoveries while ...

A recent excavation expedition at a village in central Denmark surpassed expectations when a team uncovered 50 well-preserved skeletons. The rare unearthing occurred at a Viking-era burial site Åsum ...

A windswept mound on England’s Cumbrian coast may conceal one of the most sought-after Viking burials in Britain: the grave of Ivarr “the Boneless”, a feared 9th-century war leader linked to the Great ...

After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...

Denmark’s National Museum recently unveiled a first-of-its-kind Viking “portrait,” which researchers claim is the closest they have yet come to an actual painting or photograph from the Viking Age, ...

Once the capital of a Norse kingdom, this walled northern city is now home to an immersive Viking history museum, archaeological sites and street names that still echo its Scandinavian roots. Few ...

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New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield. An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from ...