Helmets with horns. Massive ships. Brutal warfare. When it comes to the Vikings—Scandinavian seafarers known for their far-flung raids on other people—stereotypes and misconceptions abound. Who were ...

When we think of Vikings, images of horned helmets, mighty beards, and fearsome warriors spring to mind. These impressions, popularized by myths and modern media, don’t necessarily reflect historical ...

Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...

Interior of the reconstructed Viking Age chieftain's hall (longhouse) at the Lofotr Viking Museum in Borg, Norway. This reconstruction represents the massive high-status farmsteads that defined the ...

In 2013, the History Channel premiered Vikings, a historical fantasy series that would go onto to reshape the genre for fans everywhere. Presented as a dramatization based on facts of Norse history, ...

British archaeologists looking for evidence of prehistoric activity in the English county of Dorset discovered instead a mass grave holding 54 male skeletons. Oxford Archaeology Before construction ...

Despite being synonymous with the Viking Age, Norway currently has no Viking sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This is why that could soon change. This week, Norway’s Directorate for Cultural ...