Blacksmiths are reconstructing a Viking ship to better understand the secrets of the navigation of Scandinavian warriors a thousand years ago Article 552 words 16 votes
Medieval historian and game developer, Jason Kingsley CBE, reacts to Manor Lords Video 25:24, published May 8 2024 12 votes
How Denmark destroyed Greenland: Brief history of Denmark's colonialism in Greenland Video 25:20 17 votes
Another gold treasure discovery in Norway – thirty-five 1400 year old gold foil figures found in a pagan temple near Hov Article 1569 words, published Sep 19 2023 12 votes
Denmark's first Viking queen was likely more powerful than the king, research finds Article 77 words 14 votes
Norwegian family finds Viking-era relics while searching for a lost gold earring in their garden Article 9 votes
Solar storm confirms Vikings were settled in North America in 1021AD Article 705 words, published Oct 21 2021 28 votes
Metal detectorist makes Norway's ‘gold find of century’ – cache comprised nine gold medallions and gold pearls that once formed an opulent necklace, as well as three gold rings Article 476 words 8 votes
Capturing the spirit of ancient seafaring, the reconstructed Viking sailboat "Saga Farmann" has successfully completed an epic journey from Norway's Tønsberg to Istanbul Article 609 words 16 votes
Medieval gaming piece in soapstone with runic inscription discovered in Trondheim, Norway Article 590 words, published Jun 20 2023 18 votes
What was it like celebrating a birthday in the middle ages? Video 12:46, published Jun 2 2023 6 votes
Hoard of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark – artefacts believed to date back to 980s found by girl metal-detecting in cornfield last autumn Article 378 words 12 votes
A Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud is central to an emerging theory that Scottish and Irish Celts played a far bigger role in Iceland's history than realised Article 881 words, published Jan 4 2023 6 votes
Vikings brought their animals to England, research suggests – experts find evidence at Derbyshire cremation site of horses and dogs originating from the Baltic Shield Article 616 words 6 votes
Archaeologists with the Nordjyske Museer in Denmark have found the remains of a large, thousand-year-old homestead, which they believe may have been a Viking hall Article 299 words 6 votes
Did Vikings find their way to a remote part of Oklahoma? Some in a small community believe so, thanks to controversial runic carvings found in the area. Article 1587 words 13 votes
The treadmill/treadwheel crane sounds like something from Astérix or the Flintstones. But at Guédelon in France, not only do they have one, they're using it to help build their brand new castle. Video 6:23 7 votes
Viking-era sword hilt found near grave of 'Gausel Queen' by amateur detectives – only twenty similar swords of this type have been found in Norway Article 573 words 4 votes
Were the Norse the first to settle the Azores? Seafarers may have come and gone from lush archipelago more than 1000 years ago Link 7 votes
Modern analysis of a 1,000-year-old grave in Finland challenges long-held beliefs about gender roles in ancient societies Article 672 words 11 votes
This month Norwegian archaeologists hope to complete their excavation of a rare, buried longship at Gjellestad, an ancient site south-east of Oslo Article 838 words 5 votes
An old Norse 'godhouse' has been discovered in Norway – site reflects how the rise of Christianity to the south affected the worship of the Norse pantheon Article 700 words 8 votes
Two Vikings from the same family are to be 'reunited' – DNA evidence has linked the skeleton from Oxford with another skeleton excavated in Denmark Article 7 votes
Dark hair was common among Vikings – research reveals they were a genetically diverse group and not purely Scandinavian Article 710 words 14 votes
Two-metre-long sturgeon, a species today near extinction, has been found preserved in the pantry of a 500-year-old Danish royal shipwreck in the Baltic Sea Article 332 words 8 votes
Researchers say they have found the world's earliest confirmed case of smallpox, revealing the disease was widespread across northern Europe during the Viking age Article 683 words 3 votes
Archaeologists in Norway have begun the first excavation of a Viking longship in more than a century Article 181 words 6 votes
Black Death, COVID, and why we keep telling the myth of a Renaissance Golden Age and bad Middle Ages Article 12 972 words 11 votes
Treasure trove of artifacts illustrates life in a lost Viking mountain pass – Lendbreen, in Norway, was an important route from the Roman era until the late Middle Ages Article 1299 words 8 votes