Vikings have a reputation as hardy, healthy folk. But scanning 15 of their skulls with modern imaging revealed they likely ...

Ancient Skull of Viking King Gorm the Old Reconstructed With 3-D Printing. Published Nov 21, 2017 at 10:32 AM EST Updated Nov 21, 2017 at 12:48 PM EST.

Viking Dental Health Was a Nightmare, New Skull Analysis Shows With no antibiotics or modern dentistry, persistent ear and tooth infections were the norm for Viking-era residents of modern day Sweden.

During the Viking Age, Vikings didn't just battle their enemies-they also fought disease and infections. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden used CT scans to examine Viking ...

More information: Carolina Bertilsson et al, Findings from computed tomography examinations of Viking age skulls, BDJ Open (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41405-025-00309-9 Provided by Swedish Research Council ...