Vikings brought their animals to England, research suggests – experts find evidence at Derbyshire cremation site of horses and dogs originating from the Baltic Shield archaeology history Article 616 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 history archaeology Article 1587 words 13 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 history Article 573 words 4 votes
This month Norwegian archaeologists hope to complete their excavation of a rare, buried longship at Gjellestad, an ancient site south-east of Oslo history archaeology 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 history archaeology religion Article 700 words 8 votes
Archaeologists in Norway have begun the first excavation of a Viking longship in more than a century history archaeology Article 181 words 6 votes
Sweden's Rök runestone reveals inscriptions were as much about climate change fears as they were the history of ancient battles history language 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 history archaeology Article 353 words 7 votes
Thousand year old 12cm-long iron arrowhead was found high up in the mountains near Eidfjord in Norway history archaeology 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 history archaeology 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 history Article 597 words 6 votes
Swedish authorities have announced the first Viking boat grave discoveries in the country in more than fifty years history archaeology Article 495 words 7 votes