Experience the ancient art of sword-making by forging a Viking-age sword from a rusted coil spring. This DIY tutorial takes you through the step-by-step process of transforming a seemingly useless ...

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.

Archaeologists in Denmark recently uncovered 30 Viking graves—a remarkable find on its own. The bigger surprise? The graves ...

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

Researchers think the Viking Age boat burial of a woman and her pooch in Norway dates to between A.D. 900 and 950.

Archaeologists recently found an artifact-filled Viking-era burial site in Denmark — revealing treasures that once belonged ...

The Viking age is welcoming a new kind of hero: women New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social status, and the harsh realities of life and death.

Archaeologists date both to the early eighth century, nearly 100 years before the Viking Age officially dawned. The period is not exactly known for epic sea passages, much less sailing ships.

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 ...

Viking North has opened at the Yorkshire Museum – bringing objects that have never been on public display before. The collection tells the story of the Viking age in the north of England from 866 to ...

Archaeologists subsequently concluded that it was a Viking boat burial for an elite woman who lived over 1,100 years ago.