Archaeologists in Iceland have discovered what may be a rare Viking Age toy carved out of stone, but it's anyone's guess as to which animal it depicts. The figurine, which experts dated to between ...

Gaelic origins of Icelandic words and landmarks challenge orthodox view of Viking heritage, says author According to folklore, a Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud was among Iceland’s ...

Vikings sailing to Iceland H. A. Guerber. Roughly 1,000 years ago, the story goes, a Viking trader and adventurer named Thorfinn Karlsefni set off from the west coast of Greenland with ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (RNS) — Dedicated to the whole pantheon of Norse gods and nature spirits, the temple will serve followers of the second-largest faith in the country.

Iceland’s Euro 2016 success coincided with the opening of U.S. Bank Stadium, 2,896 miles from Reykjavík in Minnesota and Vikings fans contacted the franchise about adopting the Icelandic chant ...

Vikings, Hot Springs and Heavy Metal: How the Reykjavik International Film Festival Has Carved Out a Unique Identity In the land of fire and ice, Iceland's biggest movie event showcases a range of ...

In other words, a single excavation had revealed 1,000 years of Icelandic history. In 2022, south of the previous site, the archaeologists discovered a Viking longhouse with a weaving room, animal ...