An exhibition showcasing a collection of rare objects from the Viking Age has opened in York. Viking North, at the Yorkshire Museum, tells the story of the arrival of the Vikings in the North of ...

The hoard, dating back roughly 1,000 years, was found on the shores of the Schlei, an inlet in the Baltic Sea.

Archaeologists subsequently concluded that it was a Viking boat burial for an elite woman who lived over 1,100 years ago.

Archaeologists in Denmark recently uncovered 30 Viking graves—a remarkable find on its own. The bigger surprise? The graves ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the much-loved show Time Team have excavated a site in Shetland in the hunt for a Viking boat burial ...

Archaeologists from the Stockholm Shipwreck Museum are seeking funding to continue their research and excavation of a relatively well- preserved vessel discovered 20 km off the coast —with several ...

While both Sweden and Denmark have Viking Age heritage sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, Norway does not. 'That's a bit ...

Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or “havens,” used by Vikings along the Norwegian coast.

Viking North has opened at the Yorkshire Museum – bringing objects that have never been on public display before. The collection tells the story of the Viking age in the north of England from 866 to ...

Archaeologists believe the Linschoten Sword was forged to straddle both worlds.

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.

The inscription measures roughly four by five feet. Within its chiseled border lie 255 runic symbols — characters from ...