Swedish fisherman digging for worms stumbles upon cache of silver coins, beads, rings and pendants dating to the 12th century ~humanities.history Article 36 votes
For more than ten years, experts have been painstakingly planning to move three 1,000-year-old vessels—the Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune—about 115 yards to their new home in Oslo ~humanities.history Article 16 votes
Denmark's National Museum unveils gaming piece which is believed to be the first portrait of a Viking – figurine depicts man with imperial moustache, braided beard and a neatly-groomed hairstyle ~humanities.history Article 404 words 20 votes
Medieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit with a vulgar name that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear? ~humanities.history Article 1764 words, published Mar 25 2021 49 votes
Viking longship to sail through Tower Bridge – the Saga Farmann departed Tønsberg in Norway and has been sailing around Europe (with a few land transport gaps) ~humanities.history Link 16 votes
How Christianity took over pagan Scandinavia ~humanities.history Video 19:28, published May 8 2025 4 votes
10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark ~humanities.history Article 446 words 8 votes
In 1903, a Norwegian farmer discovered an ornate piece of wood sticking out of the mud – one year later, an almost totally intact Viking ship burial had been uncovered ~humanities.history Video 8:43, published May 31 2025 11 votes
Do not try this at home: Medieval medicine under the spotlight in major new project ~humanities.history Article 220 words 16 votes
The Viking Age is undergoing a revisionist transformation based on studies of artifacts and documents tying them to the Silk Road ~humanities.history Article 3731 words 18 votes
Why the island of Bornholm is Danish and not German, Swedish or Polish ~humanities.history Video 13:05 7 votes