From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation of an ancient rubbish dump in Westray ... Displays tell the history of the islands over the past 5,000 years with exhibits ...

There's no shortage of things the Vikings did that history books don't talk about ... At Gotland Island, visitors can walk the historic trail of ancient Vikings. The island has burial grounds ...

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...

An enhanced look at the movement of populations during the time of the Roman Empire and the Vikings has illustrated the genetic impact of this consequential era of history. New research led by the ...

Amleth (who embodies the traditional hypermasculine Viking warrior ideal that dominates today's modern reimaginings of this ancient history) is partaking in the spoils of a violent raid on an ...

From towering monuments that honour ancient warriors to cutting-edge virtual reality experiences, Norway’s Stavanger is an ideal place to immerse yourself in Viking Age history.

Karl-Oskar Erlandsson (an archaeologist from Kalmar) said that from the over 1,000 Viking-era bracelets in the country’s State Historical Museum, only three of the ancient objects are made of iron.

Renowned space archeologist Sarah Parcak takes up the case, and is on the trail of the Vikings. What she discovers just might rewrite history. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by ...

NEIL OLIVER:These dark lines, etched into the marble, are Viking runes ancient Viking writing ... This clip is suitable for teaching History at KS2 and KS3 in England, Second Level (Scotland ...

However, a recent study has deciphered a new translation of the stone, one the researchers believe alludes to a Viking fear very recognisable to us today - their own climate crisis. Video by Maddy ...