Denmark’s countryside has produced an outsized share of the archaeological record for the Viking Age, and a newly excavated ...

Six solid gold bracelets dating back more than 1,000 years have been discovered near Rold in northern Denmark, marking one of ...

Its most distinctive feature is its apparent concentration of textile-related work. Archaeologists found an area used for ...

In a village in central Denmark, archaeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 "exceptionally well-preserved" ...

Archaeologists say they have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society. Experts from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cathedral in Odense houses the remains of Viking king Knud IV. Johan Tobias Joensen/Visit Odense/dpa-tmn Once upon a time, ...

Fifty "exceptionally well-preserved" Viking skeletons have been unearthed in Denmark by archaeologists from the Museum Odense, west of Copenhagen, along with five cremated graves. "It is truly unusual ...

A new study suggests that Viking societies in Denmark were far less violent than their Norwegian counterparts, and with political centralization playing a key role. Reading time 2 minutes ...

Rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long believed to be comparable. A team of researchers including University of South Florida sociologist David Jacobson challenges that ...

A Viking burial site from the 10th century has been excavated in central Denmark. Consisting of 30 graves, the area was uncovered by chance in the village of Lisbjerg five miles north of Aarhus, the ...

A new study sheds light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns. Rates of violence ...