Archaeologists excavating a ninth-century burial site in Bjugn, Norway have uncovered something unprecedented in Scandinavian archaeology: a Viking Age woman's grave featuring two scallop shells ...

Since this century began, Vikings have been the subject of countless historical documentaries, multiple streaming series and the critically acclaimed film The Northman. There’s plenty that residents ...

The only historically accurate information about Vikings generally comes as a footnote in history books that mentions in passing Leif Ericson's voyage to North America 500 years before Columbus made ...

Roland Scheel, a Scandinavian scholar leading the research, explained that primary sources were written by Christian scholars well over a century after the Viking period ended. Apart from brief runic ...

This year, Winterval has opened with a deeper focus on Waterford's Viking heritage. Now open every Thursday to Sunday, until ...