Last fall, a Swedish man spotted something in a marsh on Oland, Sweden’s second-largest island. At first, he thought the ...

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 ...

During the Viking period, raiders and traders set sail, founding numerous trading hubs and settlements across Europe. These towns became focal points for trade networks spanning many thousands of ...

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 ...

A must-visit for Viking Age enthusiasts, the Stavanger region's Norse legacy is celebrated in monuments, museums, and a modern VR experience.

Viking Ship Museum, Oslo ... Others voyaged to Iceland, where colonization was the primary goal. Arriving around 860, Norwegians, along with some Irish and other Celts, established farms ...

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 ...