Vikings, volcanoes, and sheep don’t immediately seem like they should all be connected, but this unlikely trio is actually informing our knowledge of global history. Hosted by: Stefan Chen Huge thanks ...

New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.

A windswept mound on England’s Cumbrian coast may conceal one of the most sought-after Viking burials in Britain: the grave of Ivarr “the Boneless”, a feared 9th-century war leader linked to the Great ...

A Swedish archaeologist has sailed a replica Viking boat for 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers), which helped him to identify what he says are four previously unknown harbors along the coast of Norway ...

Europe's incredible landscapes are full of history and mystery, but the stave churches that dot the countryside in Norway have to be among the most fascinating. Throughout the country, these stunning ...

Archaeologists have found a remote mountain shelter used by travelers during the Viking Age. The team identified the rock cabin along an ancient transport route across the Hardanger Plateau, a ...

After being inhabited only by Indigenous peoples for centuries, the Arctic island saw the Vikings in the 10th century and the ...

Metal detectorists found bronze artifacts in Norway and prompted archaeologists to excavate, revealing a Viking boat grave, a museum said. Photo from the Arctic University Museum of Norway On a remote ...