Several medieval chronicles tell of Björn Ironside, a Viking king who ruled in Sweden and Norway in the ninth century C.E., ...
Researchers at Vrak – Museum of Wrecks, in Stockholm, hope to get funds to excavate a 15th-century shipwreck from the waters ...
Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls. That’s what researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg did with ...
In 2005, archaeologists excavated the remains of over 300 Vikings in the town of Varnhem. The remains dated back to between the 10th and 12th centuries, making the site one of Sweden’s earliest ...
New research has revealed the horrors of the Viking age, as the study of skulls showed evidence of devastating disease and infections. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden used ...
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) CT scans of Viking skulls from Varnhem, Sweden, reveal widespread oral and maxillofacial diseases, including sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and dental ...