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History says not all Vikings were the same, and where they came from mattered more than most people realize
The Viking Age conjures images of fierce warriors, longships cutting through icy waters, and raids that left their mark across Europe. But not all Vikings were the same. The groups from Norway, Sweden ...
Viking age people who lived in what is now Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than Viking age people who lived in Denmark, a new analysis reveals. The findings were surprising to the ...
TRONDHEIM, Norway --In the Land of 10,000 lakes, some Minnesotans celebrate ties to Norway and the ways of the Vikings. Driving along the highway from Trondheim, Norway to the border of Sweden ...
New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.
Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...
Viking and the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) today announced a long-term agreement making Viking the main sponsor for the National Team Academy (Landslagsskolen) and Norway’s U-level national ...
Yule, or Jól in Norse, was an ancient festival celebrating the winter solstice and marking the return of the longer days ...
A 115-foot oaken sailing craft with an ominous dragon for a figurehead set sail from Haugesund, Norway, last week en route to Duluth and other North American ports timed for summer festivals. The ...
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