The hoard, dating back roughly 1,000 years, was found on the shores of the Schlei, an inlet in the Baltic Sea.

In this episode, we explore Wales during the Viking Age, a time marked by fierce resistance and cultural resilience. As Norse ...

But there is evidence of body modification. Archaeologists in the 1980s noted "strange marks" on the teeth of male Viking Age skulls that looked like the teeth had been deliberately filed.Some 130 ...

History The Surprisingly Durable American Tradition of Forging Viking Artifacts No, roving bands of medieval Scandinavians did not visit West Virginia.

In a nutshell An ancient Viking ring inscription, previously thought to require payment of fines in both oxen AND silver, actually offered people a choice between the two — similar to modern ...

The Viking Age lasted from about A.D. 793 to 1066, coinciding with Europe's Middle Ages — an already-violent time, Melleno said. In this era, wars, slavery and raids were commonplace, and the ...

There is a ceremonial county in England called Norfolk. The history of the region is so vast that even nowadays, new ...

During their prime, the Vikings mastered the seas and went on to make wide-spanning voyages by boat. But how exactly did they know where they were going? A recent study, focused on a set of medieval ...

Archaeologists believe the Linschoten Sword was forged to straddle both worlds.

You may think of Vikings as warriors raiding and ransacking Medieval European villages. But this image of Viking hordes embarking on sea voyages with the sole purpose of pillaging is changing with new ...

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings among record number of treasure finds reported to authorities by Britain's metal detectorists. By ROBERT FOLKER. Published: 13:20 EDT, 11 February 2025 ...

That’s not all they found. Highway construction resulted in discoveries from multiple eras of history, including the Roman ...