Archaeologists with the Nordjyske Museer in Denmark have found the remains of a large, thousand-year-old homestead, which they believe may have been a Viking hall
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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
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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
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UN's culture agency adds Nordic “clinker boats” to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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Were the Norse the first to settle the Azores? Seafarers may have come and gone from lush archipelago more than 1000 years ago
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Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
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Modern analysis of a 1,000-year-old grave in Finland challenges long-held beliefs about gender roles in ancient societies
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This month Norwegian archaeologists hope to complete their excavation of a rare, buried longship at Gjellestad, an ancient site south-east of Oslo
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The curse of the buried treasure - Two metal-detector enthusiasts discovered a Viking hoard. It was worth a fortune—but it became a nightmare.
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The tolerant and worryingly modern Vikings
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Two Vikings from the same family are to be 'reunited' – DNA evidence has linked the skeleton from Oxford with another skeleton excavated in Denmark
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Dark hair was common among Vikings – research reveals they were a genetically diverse group and not purely Scandinavian
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Researchers say they have found the world's earliest confirmed case of smallpox, revealing the disease was widespread across northern Europe during the Viking age
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What made the Viking longship so terrifyingly effective?
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Archaeologists in Norway have begun the first excavation of a Viking longship in more than a century
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How a climate crisis helped shape Norse mythology – a group of archaeologists, linguists and other experts have teamed up to analyse the inscriptions of the Rök Stone
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What's so special about Viking ships? | Jan Bill
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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
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The animated history of Iceland
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Finding faith in the gods of the Vikings – Richard didn't expect his hobby would help him find his own belief through Norse mythology
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Board-game piece from period of first Viking raid found on Lindisfarne – small glass crown thought to be rare archaeological link to raiders
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Sweden's Rök runestone reveals inscriptions were as much about climate change fears as they were the history of ancient battles
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Radar uncovers the remains of a Viking ship, discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy in Norway
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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
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Female warrior long assumed to be a Viking may actually be a Slavic warrior woman who migrated to Denmark from present-day Poland
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Swedish authorities have announced the first Viking boat grave discoveries in the country in more than fifty years
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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.
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A very brief history of the Manx language
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Walrus bones provide clues to fate of lost Viking colony
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