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The survey has now revealed a boat grave in addition to several burial mounds. The boat measures between 8 to 9 metres and was placed in....

The Weaver’s Sword is a Viking artefact, believed to date to the late 11th century...

A campaign has been launched to raise £776,250 to bring a history-changing Viking hoard that was discovered in a field near the south Shr...

Scientists pinpoint drought as a likely cause for the abandonment of Greenland's Norse communities...

On 28th October, 1209, the inhabitants of the Welsh borough of Llanfaes at the mouth of the Menai Strait would have seen six longships...

Viking artefacts were found in Bebington, Merseyside which will be examined to uncover new insights into where they came from...

The Vikings took great care of their personal hygiene and the English men found this odd and repulsive.Contrary, the English (as ...

An app developed by academics at the University of Liverpool aims to change that, and to reveal how important Lancashire and Lakeland were..

Scientists from the University of Nottingham are examining the chemical fingerprint of iron weapons from the Viking age which was used du...

Ravenser Odd, on the East Yorkshire coast, was one of many settlements lost to coastal erosion...

In December, the UN’s culture agency added Nordic “clinker boats” to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Herita...

Uma grande cruz de prata e ouro da era viking encontrada em Galloway, Escócia, pode ter sido usada por uma figura de elite, como um bispo...

Vikings are thought to have arrived on the Isle of Man in the early 800s, first trading and then settling on the island...

The harbours, landing places and travel routes used by Vikings in Scotland are to be investigated in a major new research project...

The 'Blood Eagle' is said to have been reserved for only the most hated enemies of the notorious Scandinavian raiders who lived from the...

The analysis of the sources of the time indicates that this type of ritual would not necessarily be out of the ordinary and clearly shows...

Archaeologists say discoveries from Papa Westray are “mind-blowing” as work continues to unravel the evidence of early Viking settlers...

An extremely rare golden piece of jewellery from Egypt has been found in West Jutland, Denmark...

The Vikings used their longships to cross the Atlantic Ocean and settled in Canada as early as 1021, according to a new study providing...

New technical analysis dates Yale’s Vinland Map to the 1920s or later, not the 1440s as previously suggested...

A hoard of finely made silver rings, bracelets, and pendants buried in the 12th century was recently uncovered by archaeologists in south...

Kath Giles found a collection of coins in April, after discovering several significant pieces of jewellery in December...

Archaeologists were baffled after finding what they believed to be the lost body of an ancient Viking king deep beneath a church...

Two men have been charged after a hoard of Viking coins worth nearly £1m was found by police...