Even though it’s been 2500 years since the Vikings roamed Scandinavia (and the world), they still fascinate us. So what was life really like for them? These historical facts about their hygiene and ...

Norse seafarers from Scandinavia, popularly known as Vikings, have a certain reputation. We often picture them as towering figures in horned helmets, sailing the seas purely to raid and cause chaos.

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 ...

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The northern peoples to A.D. 790: From the beginnings to the Age of Migrations -- The legendary history of the Swedes and the Danes -- The Viking kingdoms to the ...

The mass grave was uncovered during a University of Cambridge training excavation at Wandlebury, an Iron Age hillfort just south of the city. The burial pit itself measured roughly four meters by one ...

Denmark has a lot of Viking history, and you can see it in many places. Old forts, rune stones, and burial mounds tell stories of warriors, leaders, and seafarers. Some sites are lively, with markets ...