Monumental ship burials had a wider and deeper past than we thought.

In late ninth-century Ireland, Vikings were no longer simply outsiders, they were mercenaries, marriage allies, and weapons in a ruthless struggle for the High Kingship. This episode follows Flann ...

From TV dramas to old paintings, Vikings are often portrayed in ways that don’t match history. They weren’t just raiders, didn’t wear horned helmets, and had far-reaching trade networks. New ...

For centuries, Norse lore told of how the Vikings made landfall in the Americas sometime around the turn of the first millennium, hundreds of years before Columbus reached the Bahamas. New findings ...

Once the capital of a Norse kingdom, this walled northern city is now home to an immersive Viking history museum, archaeological sites and street names that still echo its Scandinavian roots. Few ...

Whitestown is hosting its 9th annual Viking Fest this weekend, featuring live Viking reenactments, fire twirling, a unique ...

The Jelling stones are large carved runestones from the 10th century. From the year 800 to 1050, what we now know as Denmark played a central role as a home base for Viking expeditions far and wide.