The Viking Age conjures images of fierce warriors, longships cutting through icy waters, and raids that left their mark across Europe. But not all Vikings were the same. The groups from Norway, Sweden ...

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The northern peoples to A.D. 790: From the beginnings to the Age of Migrations -- The legendary history of the Swedes and the Danes -- The Viking kingdoms to the ...

Vikings in Norway were more violent towards each other than previously thought, according to a new study that sheds more light on rules and their enforcement in these early European societies. Until ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered invaluable treasure that was buried by Vikings over 1,000 years ago. The University of Stavanger’s Museum of Archaeology announced the discovery in a press release ...

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 ...

Viking age people who lived in what is now Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than Viking age people who lived in Denmark, a new analysis reveals. The findings were surprising to the ...

An excavation of three Viking graves in Norway reveals beads, coin jewelry and a stone carved to look like female genitalia. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Metal detectorists found bronze artifacts in Norway and prompted archaeologists to excavate, revealing a Viking boat grave, a museum said. Photo from the Arctic University Museum of Norway On a remote ...