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

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

Archaeologists Stumble on a Rich Burial Ground From the Viking Age on a Small Rocky Knoll, May Have Belonged to Women Recent ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable treasure from an excavation at the Skumsnes farm in Fitjar last autumn, including ...

Researchers identified a Roman-era gladiator or soldier with partial Scandinavian ancestry, offering evidence of significant migrations long before the Viking Age. Using an innovative DNA analysis ...

Talking about the Viking Age is like saying we live in the Navy SEAL Era. Image All that is true enough, writes Eleanor Barraclough in “Embers of the Hands,” her survey of Norse life outside ...

As axes are brandished across Lerwick today, a far more ancient Viking weapon has found its way to Shetland Museum and ...