The discovery of a Medieval skeleton has shed light on Sweden's healthcare for the disabled during the Middle Ages. A man's skeleton with a severe leg disability was discovered near a church in ...

On the western edge of medieval Lund’s Trinitatis cemetery, archaeologists in Sweden found a grave that revealed how Medieval Scandinavians lived with disability. Beneath the earth, next to the ...

A history enthusiast's map study led to the discovery of a likely medieval monastery in Sweden, according to local officials. The ruins were found by using ground-penetrating radar.

Medieval grave of 'very, ... The friary represented the Roman Catholic Church and had been destroyed during Sweden's Reformation, which lasted from about 1527 until 1593.

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a tall man buried alongside a well-preserved medieval sword in Sweden. They think he may have been an influential nobleman in the 15th or 16th century.

The Kalmar Union ended in 1520 when Sweden’s King Christian II executed nearly 100 of his enemies. DNA analysis of two burials found near the tall man’s grave may reveal if the three were related.

During an archaeological survey in Lilla Torg, Halmstad, Sweden, archaeologists made a very unusual discovery—a well-preserved, large medieval sword. The sword's blade measures over a meter long and ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have uncovered the remains of a “powerful” and tall medieval man, buried along with his well-preserved 4-foot-long sword, hinting he was part of high nobility during ...