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
Mysterious disappearance of Greenland's medieval Norse society in the 15th century came after walruses were hunted almost to extinction, researchers have said ~humanities.history Article 278 words 4 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
Denmark and Iceland clash over priceless medieval manuscripts – Reykjavik wants collection bequeathed by Icelandic scholar returned ~humanities.history Article 575 words 4 votes
Thousand year old 12cm-long iron arrowhead was found high up in the mountains near Eidfjord in Norway ~humanities.history Article 513 words, published Oct 10 2019 4 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
Icelandic government is interested in reclaiming Old Icelandic manuscripts from Denmark ~humanities.history Article 429 words 3 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
'It could change everything': Coin found off northern Australia may be from pre-1400 Africa ~humanities.history Article 1462 words 10 votes
Walrus bones provide clues to fate of lost Viking colony ~humanities.history Article 683 words 4 votes