A new genetic study revealed distinct Viking origins for the Faroe Islands and Iceland, challenging previous assumptions about the uniformity of Norse settlements in the North Atlantic.

The Vikings were marauders, feared and loathed in Europe before they sailed west -- first to Iceland, then Greenland ... From that day the Viking settlement became a target and skirmishes between ...

the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of the first European presence in North America. The excavated remains of wood-framed peat-turf buildings are similar to those found in ...

Detailed maps of Viking settlements in Scotland, Ireland, England, Iceland and Normandy. National Museums and Galleries of Wales: Digging for Vikings - Find out about excavation work at ...

The Norwegians developed a maritime culture, and were active throughout the Viking era, establishing settlements in Iceland and Greenland. #1 in Committed to climate goals The Kingdom of Norway is ...

Leif Erikson (also spelled Ericsson, or Eiriksson) was the second of three sons of Erik the Red, who established a settlement in Greenland after he was exiled from Iceland. Leif Erikson's story ...