Swedish authorities have announced the first Viking boat grave discoveries in the country in more than 50 years. Archaeologists taking part in a routine dig in Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala), 46 ...

He has determined that sacred objects were taken from Ireland's early churches and turned into jewelry by Vikings in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries.

Archaeologists have uncovered several pieces of elite Viking jewelry on a modest farm in Denmark that date back between the late seventh to the early 11th centuries. The site, called Vestervang ...

German archaeologists discovered that the skulls of three medieval Viking women found on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea showed evidence of an unusual procedure to elongate their ...

Swedish archaeologists have discovered seven Viking-era tombs in the ancient town of Sigtuna. While the Viking Age, which began around 800 A.D. and ended around 1050 A.D., was relatively short ...

It features a collection of early Viking boat burial artifacts like helmets, swords, jewelry, and glass vessels.

An ancient Viking ring carrying the inscription "for Allah" has revealed evidence of close contacts between the Nordic warriors and the Islamic world – more than a century after its discovery on a ...

Vikings suffered from dental disease, study of Swedish gravesite says. They also had ‘complex’ methods for remedying oral hygiene problems.

So this Swedish find contributes to our knowledge of French history. Viking Coins in Sweden At the moment, I’m working in close collaboration with the Archaeologists to interpret the hoard.

What Did Vikings Really Look Like? New DNA Study Reveals Most Weren't Blond or Blue-Eyed Turns out they didn't much resemble Thor or Ragnar Lothbrok.