Latest about Vikings
Viking sword with 'very rare' inscription discovered on family farm in Norway
The ancient weapon seems to be a rare type of iron sword made in the Frankish Empire.
Viking Age women with cone-shaped skulls likely learned head-binding practice from far-flung region
The skull modifications were found on the skeletons of three women buried on Gotland almost 1,000 years ago.
1,100-year-old Viking sword pulled from UK river by magnet fisher
Experts have confirmed that a sword pulled from a river in Oxfordshire at the end of last year is an "archaeologically rare" Viking weapon dating to between A.D. 850 and 975.
Viking market may be buried on a Norwegian island, radar suggests
The Norwegian island of Klosterøy is famous for its medieval monastery, but new research suggests it was important long before that.
What's the farthest place the Vikings reached?
The Vikings reached as far west as Newfoundland, but did they also venture into Africa, the Middle East and Asia?
Oldest known ship burial discovered in Norway predates Vikings
Rivets found at the site hint that the burial mound once housed a pre-Viking ship.
Norwegian family finds 1,200-year-old Viking treasure while searching for a lost earring in their yard
The discovery includes two roughly 1,200-year-old brooches, made from bronze and once gilded with gold, that may have belonged to an aristocratic woman.
Viking sword from warrior's grave unearthed in family's yard in Norway
The Viking Age weapon was discovered by a homeowner clearing land for an extension.
