New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...

From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation of an ancient rubbish dump in Westray ... Displays tell the history of the islands over the past 5,000 years with exhibits ...

A must-visit for Viking Age enthusiasts, the Stavanger region's Norse legacy is celebrated in monuments, museums, and a modern VR experience.

After more than 1,000 years, researchers believe they've finally decoded the mystery of the world's longest runestone, a Viking slab that describes the apocalypse.

For anyone who romanticizes life in the Viking ... history, when the region was moving from traditional Norse beliefs toward Christianity. Varnhem is known for its thousands of ancient graves ...

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...

Amleth (who embodies the traditional hypermasculine Viking warrior ideal that dominates today's modern reimaginings of this ancient history) is partaking in the spoils of a violent raid on an ...

Archeologists in Denmark have made one of the most notable discoveries in recent history: a group of 50 skeletons found in a burial ground, believed to be from the Viking Era. The skeletal remains ...

NEIL OLIVER:These dark lines, etched into the marble, are Viking runes ancient Viking writing ... This clip is suitable for teaching History at KS2 and KS3 in England, Second Level (Scotland ...

The ultra-luxury ship will cap her season with the "24-Day Route of The Vikings", following the historic ... "Our Northern Europe itineraries bring history and culture to life and provide ample ...