What is it about the Viking Age that drives so much interest? A common view is that it was a violent period across Europe, beset by raiding, conquest and plunder, led by people from Scandinavia. But ...

If these coastal bases did support North Sea raids, it suggests the Viking “shock” of the late eighth century had deeper roots in Roman-era networks, mercenary service, and shipbuilding know-how.

A new study reported in the journal Cell on January 5 captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the present day. This look back at Scandinavian history is ...

The Viking Age is often remembered for fierce warriors, daring voyages, and legendary heroes, but some of the most fascinating figures come from stories that blend history and legend. Among them ...

“For this next part, everyone is going to need an axe.” One at a time, 12 undergraduate students chose a blade from the toolbox in a studio at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, a city about ...

The Jelling stones are large carved runestones from the 10th century. From the year 800 to 1050, what we now know as Denmark played a central role as a home base for Viking expeditions far and wide.

Archeologists in Denmark have made one of the most notable discoveries in recent history: a group of 50 skeletons found in a burial ground, believed to be from the Viking Era. The skeletal remains ...

Calamity after calamity befell Europe at the beginning of the so-called Dark Ages. The Roman Empire collapsed in the late fifth century. Volcanic eruptions in the mid-sixth century blocked out the sun ...

Saltvik Viking market on the Åland Islands. What countries spring to mind when thinking of the Viking Age? Chances are it’s the likes of Norway, Denmark, Iceland, or Sweden that you most closely ...