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 ~humanities.history Article 1299 words 8 votes
Finding faith in the gods of the Vikings – Richard didn't expect his hobby would help him find his own belief through Norse mythology ~humanities.history Article 8 votes
Board-game piece from period of first Viking raid found on Lindisfarne – small glass crown thought to be rare archaeological link to raiders ~humanities.history Article 607 words 12 votes
Sweden's Rök runestone reveals inscriptions were as much about climate change fears as they were the history of ancient battles ~humanities.languages Article 621 words 9 votes
Radar uncovers the remains of a Viking ship, discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy in Norway ~humanities.history Article 353 words 7 votes
West Zealand has given the green light to rebuild a Viking fortress on its original archaeological site, more than 1,000 years after it first stood there ~humanities.history Article 407 words 8 votes
Female warrior long assumed to be a Viking may actually be a Slavic warrior woman who migrated to Denmark from present-day Poland ~humanities.history Article 597 words 6 votes
Swedish authorities have announced the first Viking boat grave discoveries in the country in more than fifty years ~humanities.history Article 495 words 7 votes
How Iceland recreated a Viking-age religion - the Ásatrú faith, one of Iceland’s fastest growing religions, combines Norse mythology with ecological awareness – and it’s open to all religion Article 1642 words 23 votes
Walrus bones provide clues to fate of lost Viking colony ~humanities.history Article 683 words 4 votes