Ireland’s population was in decline for almost 200 years before the Vikings settled in the 10th century, according to new…
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Scandinavians during the Vendel Period and Viking Age perfected the large-scale production of tar, which helped to preserve their ships…
A mass grave believed to derive from the ‘Great Heathen Army’ that invaded Britain in the late 800’s was discovered…
Adam of Bremen’s depictions of the Norse cultic center ‘Gamla Uppsala’ are an important historical account. A significant source of…
A Viking warrior long believed to be male has now been identified as a woman, challenging long-standing assumptions about gender…
It appears as if dried cod was an important commodity product during the Viking Age, according to a study published…
He was the ancestor of William the Conqueror and thus the English royal family. Now, it will be revealed if…
An archaeological site probably linked to the Vikings has been found in North America. An archaeologist discovered the remains of…
New DNA research shows that the Vikings brought their families when they sailed out to raid, conquer, and settle distant…
An Amerindian woman may have been the first native American to set foot in Europe, brought to Iceland by the…