Archaeologists in Sweden were expecting to find an ancient settlement, but they were surprised to discover a Viking Age ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On the island of Öland off the coast of Sweden, human remains dating back to Norse times have been discovered in three small trenches.

Nearly 500 years before Columbus set sail, Viking explorer Leif Erikson landed on the shores of North America. The city of Norway will come together to celebrate that Norse adventurer Saturday with ...

It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot ...

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has travelled to a spectacular new archaeological dig which may have links to one of her ancient predecessors, King Harald Bluetooth. The 85-year-old former monarch visited ...

Three 1,200-year-old Viking ships that have stood the test of time are embarking on their final and possibly riskiest journey to their new forever home in Norway.