It has long been thought that the Vikings in Scandinavian countries were equally aggressive. That was not the case. A new study suggests that the Norwegians were the fiercest and most lawless Vikings ...

Gustav Bruunsgaard, a 22-year-old archaeology student from Denmark’s Aarhus University, was walking through the nearby village of Elsted with a metal detector when he stumbled upon a silver bracelet ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles — meaning Norsemen dignitaries sat in rooms lit up by apertures with glass, Danish ...

An investigation into Viking skeletons reveals a hidden story of violence, power, and the surprising differences between neighboring Viking societies. These bones came from all over Norway—from the ...

Archaeologists have found over 30 graves from the Viking era near Aarhus, Denmark, including a “very rare” coffin of an “important woman” who lived in the 10th century. Researchers were alerted to the ...

The face of a vølve or seer, part of the new “The Viking Sorceress” exhibition at the Danish National Museum. (Roberto Fortuna/Denmark’s National Museum) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) — In Norse Mythology, ...