Packages seized by the Royal Navy from a Faroese cargo ship bound for Denmark during the Napoleonic Wars opened – previously hidden away in the National Archives ~humanities.history Article 482 words 9 votes
Monica de Wichfeld awarded Blue plaque honour in Derrylin, Northern Ireland – was a leading member of the Danish resistance against Nazi occupation in World War II ~humanities.history Article 463 words 10 votes
Norwegian family finds Viking-era relics while searching for a lost gold earring in their garden ~humanities.history Article 9 votes
Norway remembers its wartime debt to Dumfries – special relationship being marked with the unveiling of a one-and-a-half tonne stone of friendship ~humanities.history Article 604 words 3 votes
French state schools turn away dozens of girls wearing Muslim abaya dress religion education Article 33 words 34 votes
Planned Danish law will make improper treatment of the Quran or Bible a criminal offence punishable by a fine and jail sentence of up to two years religion Article 39 votes
Denmark is considering banning protests involving burning the Quran or other religious texts over security and diplomatic concerns – Sweden looking to follow suit religion Article 37 words 18 votes
Several Muslim-majority countries have condemned the burning of a copy of the Quran at a protest in the Swedish capital religion Article 32 words 12 votes
Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan has been barred from the UK after threatening to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield religion Article 6 votes
Swedes from across the north-east of England have celebrated the traditional Scandinavian festival of Sankta Lucia at Hexham Abbey religion Article 470 words 4 votes
The name for Britain comes from our ancient love of tattoos ~humanities.history Article 1752 words 6 votes
Part of a Spitfire which was shot down over Norway during World War II has gone on display after being restored ~humanities.history Article 29 words 5 votes
This month Norwegian archaeologists hope to complete their excavation of a rare, buried longship at Gjellestad, an ancient site south-east of Oslo ~humanities.history Article 838 words 5 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 ~humanities.history Article 7 votes
How to deal with a racist past: A Bristol pub leads the way ~humanities.history Article 316 words, published Jul 1 2020 5 votes
Archaeologists in Norway have begun the first excavation of a Viking longship in more than a century ~humanities.history Article 181 words 6 votes
Swedish prosecutors have named Stig Engström as the man who killed former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, ending years of mystery ~humanities.history Article 625 words 5 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
Sámi are the only officially recognised indigenous people in the EU and some of their languages are on the brink of extinction ~humanities.languages Article 12 votes
Mount Erebus disaster: The plane crash that changed New Zealand ~humanities.history Article 1510 words 10 votes
How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely? ~humanities.history Article 1301 words 13 votes
Premier of Québec, François Legault, says crucifix 'not religious symbol' religion Article 396 words, published Oct 12 2018 11 votes