Viking symbols are often used in mainstream branding initiatives for everything from barber shops to chocolate bars to Norway’s downhill ski team. One long-standing pagan group, Forn Sed ...

Antler craftsmanship, in the form of decorative combs, was part of Viking culture. Such combs served as symbols of good health, Geggel writes. The fact that the animals shed their antlers also ...

“I think it’s obscene,” the high priest, Hilmar Hilmarsson, said of the way white supremacists are coopting Norse symbols like Thor’s hammer because they believe the Vikings were a pure ...

while clothing exhibited furs from wild animals, specifically a weasel, a squirrel, and beavers. These findings support the idea that fur was a symbol of wealth during the Viking Age. The fact ...

The gold bracteates served as a status symbol for sixth-century Scandinavian ... The artifacts, known as bracteates, feature images of Norse gods and stylized animal figures, reports Ida Irene ...

Archaeologists in Iceland have discovered what may be a rare Viking Age toy carved out of stone, but it's anyone's guess as to which animal it depicts. The figurine, which experts dated to between ...

A Viking cemetery in England doesn't just hold the cremated remains of these warriors but also the beloved animals they brought from Scandinavia. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Archaeologists uncovered a small rock animal, likely a rare children’s toy, at a Viking-age house in Seyðisfjörður, photos show. Screengrab from Fjörður Seyðisfjörður archaeological site ...

Viking symbols are often used in mainstream branding initiatives for everything from barber shops to chocolate bars to Norway’s downhill ski team. One long-standing pagan group, Forn Sed ...