Carvings uncovered in the Canadian Arctic may be the earliest portraits of the Vikings created in the Americas. But archaeologists have been puzzling over whether the artwork really shows the infamous ...
Carvings uncovered in the Canadian Arctic may be the earliest portraits of the Vikings created in the Americas. But archaeologists have been puzzling over whether the artwork really shows the infamous ...
A pebble discovered in Iceland might contain the oldest known picture in the country. The sandstone rock, no larger than a fingertip, was found in Stöð, an ancient settlement on the island’s east ...
An ancient cave complex containing Viking carvings from the early Kyivan Rus time was discovered behind an abandoned house in central Kyiv. Photo from Dmytro Perov A conservationist in Ukraine ...
Archaeologists have pieced together the earliest stone fragments containing inscriptions of Germanic letters, revealing what the Norse language was like before the Viking era. Researchers from the ...
From the 793 attack on Lindisfarne monastery that left the surrounding sea red with blood to the pirate raids so vicious Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred the Unready was forced to pay a yearly tribute to ...
Made from solid oak using authentic Scandinavian plans, a Viking longship built by military veterans battling mental health issues is finally ready after a long labour of love. "It is not about a boat ...