Modern technology is shedding new light on the health of Viking-era populations. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg ...

For three turbulent centuries, the glimpse of a square sail and dragon-headed prow on the horizon struck terror into the hearts of medieval Europeans. Indeed, the ...

They examined the etymology of key Old Norse terms and compared contemporary price relationships across medieval Europe. The study incorporated transaction cost analysis – a modern economic ...

The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists recently excavated near modern-day Stockholm.

Vikings had indeed reached the coast of America five centuries before Columbus. Now those medieval sagas look ready for another endorsement, this time from space: National Geographic fellow Sarah ...

It turned out to be a silver penny minted during the reign of Guthrum who was a ninth-century Viking ruler of eastern England ...

Red Apple Farm in Phillipston will be transformed into a Viking encampment this weekend for the Northfolk NightMarket: A ...

A Year in Reading They had a large hand in setting the contours of medieval Europe and creating a cultural inheritance that still shapes the West today. The world clearly doesn’t have enough ...

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings are among a record number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a report has found. There were 1,377 cases of treasure in 2022 ...

Players will be able to experience the struggles of medieval peoples such as the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Germans and Slavs through a series of battles and resource management strategies.