Archaeologist Greer Jarrett at Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years. He can ...

The first-ever direct flights from the United States to Greenland will give tourists easier access to the island’s history, ...

He cited an Icelandic saga that describes the law-giving of Odin, the powerful Norse god who rules over Valhalla, the majestic hall that welcomes Viking warriors when they die. One of Odin’s ...

In these stories, known as the Icelandic Sagas, Viking lore describes fantastical events as well as encounters with Indigenous Americans, whom they called skraeling, thought to mean “wearer of animal ...

Viking Longhouse, Iceland(Photo by Lauren Breedlove) Reykjavik: The capital is the most-visited city in Iceland, as it is central for airport arrivals, and has a big bulk of the must-see attractions ...

It ostensibly sets out to retrace the steps of one Thorvald, an Icelandic convert to Christianity who travelled from his own land to Jerusalem in the eleventh century. In truth, however, we lose sight ...

Even from a distance, the rocks piqued the interest of archaeologists — and turned out to be a Viking-era grave ... →175-year-old theory about riverside ruins in Austria turns out to be ...

Archaeologists in Linköping excavated an unusual row of stones and found a Viking-era grave with weapons ... →175-year-old theory about riverside ruins in Austria turns out to be true → ...

Archaeologists in Linköping excavated an unusual row of stones and found a Viking-era grave with weapons and fabrics ... →175-year-old theory about riverside ruins in Austria turns out to be true ...

Few places on the planet are as ‘bowl you over’ beautiful as Greenland. With breathtaking sunsets and some of Earth’s most impressive raw natural beauty, this is a country of magnificent ...