Vikings in Norway were more violent towards each other than previously thought, according to a new study that sheds more light on rules and their enforcement in these early European societies. Until ...

Viking age people who lived in what is now Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than Viking age people who lived in Denmark, a new analysis reveals. The findings were surprising to the ...

The Viking Age conjures images of fierce warriors, longships cutting through icy waters, and raids that left their mark across Europe. But not all Vikings were the same. The groups from Norway, Sweden ...

Olaf Tryggvason’s life reads like a Viking saga brought to life. Born into royal blood in Norway, he was forced into exile as a child and eventually sold into slavery by raiders in the Baltic before ...

Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...

Here’s an example of a shinbone where researcher Lisa Mariann Strand found clear signs of sharp-force injuries. These wounds were likely caused by a sharp-edged weapon—like a knife or sword—and ...

If these coastal bases did support North Sea raids, it suggests the Viking “shock” of the late eighth century had deeper roots in Roman-era networks, mercenary service, and shipbuilding know-how.

The body of a Brooklyn-educated archaeologist was fished from a Norwegian sea where the replica Viking ship she was sailing on capsized Tuesday. Norwegian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre first ...