Most folks haven't seen this Icelandic '80s Viking film since it's near-impossible to stream, which is too bad since it's a ...

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 ...

Aside from their love of the sea, the ancient Greeks and Vikings shared much more that united them and divided them.

Researchers have uncovered ancient DNA suggesting that Viking Norse people may have arrived in Iceland as early as 810 AD, a ...

Ancient DNA from Iceland’s first centuries of habitation is forcing historians and geneticists to redraw the map of who ...

Ideas about Vikings and Norse mythology come mostly from much later medieval sources, leaving plenty of room for ...

Centuries before modern travelers reached Norway’s Lofoten islands for the scenery, Viking chieftains settled here for fertile soil and rich fishing grounds.

When I first touched down in Reykjavík, I braced myself for two weeks filled with dayhiking and sleepless nights watching the Northern Lights ...

Travel in your 30s is about more than simply checking destinations off a bucket list; it’s about creating meaningful ...

As devoted fans of Robert Plant know, the legendary Led Zeppelin frontman has always had a fascination with myths and magic; ...

Galvaneus studied for his doctorate in Genoa, the closest major port to Milan and a massive hub for maritime trade. A 2024 ...

What Viking vengeance and a Bhutanese mock election reveal about how communities learn to live with their pasts — here’s why ...