In Iceland, archaeologists just unearthed a settlement that predates the Vikings' supposed arrival in the country by decades.

Vikings in North America NOVA ... NOVA: What happened to the Greenland colonies? Fitzhugh: There are lots of different theories. This is a wonderful area of exploration in terms of archeological ...

After establishing settlements in Iceland and Greenland in the ninth and 10th centuries A.D., the Vikings reached what is now ...

are common to Viking settlements. Another supporting piece of evidence is the nearly 28 pounds of slag found nearby which suggest the hearth was used for the roasting of iron ore, abundant in the ...

From their mastery of the seas to their influence over lands as far from home as Russia and North America, the Scandinavian raiders known as the Vikings shaped the world for centuries. Swift and ...

An archaeologist from over 150 years ago sent a message to the future, and it has just been uncovered during a more detailed dig.

Viking expertise in naval craftsmanship soon ... which facilitated far-flung trade networks and the colonization of Iceland, Greenland, and America. The knarr drew on similar design principles ...

As well as settling in Britain, they established Viking colonies in France, and used rivers to travel deep into Russia. Not only did the Vikings travel to Scotland, they also sailed west into the ...