German archaeologists discovered that the skulls of three medieval Viking women found on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea showed evidence of an unusual procedure to elongate their ...

Archaeologists in coastal Norway have uncovered a Viking-Age grave that is forcing specialists to rethink what they know ...

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Vikings were much snappier dressers than thought, according to new evidence unearthed by a Swedish researcher. The men were especially vain while the women dressed provocatively, adorning themselves ...

Season two of Vikings: Valhalla presented a new challenge for star Frida Gustavsson. While the Swedish actress underwent extensive training to portray shield maiden Freydís Eiríksdóttir in season one ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. About 1,100 years ago, a girl named Hervor was ...

Jens Christian Moesgaard receives funding from Gunnar Ekströms Stiftelse, and formerly received funding from Le Studium, Orléans and the Danish Ministry of Culture. In the autumn of 2020, I was ...

Archeologists recently uncovered a massive cache of jewelry, silver coins, and other relics at ancient gravesites in western Norway. At least three of them appear to belong to a trio of highly ...