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 ...

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 ...

Mad for the Middle Ages? In ‘Tatler’s January issue, Features Editor Annabel Sampson revealed all about the party theme which ...

When did the Viking Age begin and end, and why is it so difficult to define? Explore when and how the era of Scandinavian ...

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 ...