In a nutshell An ancient Viking ring inscription, previously thought to require payment of fines in both oxen AND silver, ...

In “Embers of the Hands,” historian Eleanor Barraclough digs deep into the ways that the Vikings loved, traveled and even ...

From the get-go, Vikings was hailed as one of the best historical dramas of recent times on TV. Netflix brought its spin-off, Vikings Valhalla, to continue that legacy, but another production has ...

For three turbulent centuries, the glimpse of a square sail and dragon-headed prow on the horizon struck terror into the hearts of medieval Europeans. Indeed, the ...

The researchers describe the sort of bleak dental picture common to medieval Europe—frequent tooth decay, infections and tooth loss. In the Viking population studied, 49% had one or more ...

The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists recently excavated near modern-day Stockholm.

A Year in Reading They had a large hand in setting the contours of medieval Europe and creating a cultural inheritance that still shapes the West today. The world clearly doesn’t have enough ...

During their prime, the Vikings mastered the seas and went on to make wide-spanning voyages by boat. But how exactly did they know where they were going? A recent study, focused on a set of medieval ...

A Viking celebration at Idaho State University promises a fun time for history buffs, cosplay enthusiasts and the everyday ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...