Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

A powerful prophecy was made in the Laxdaela Saga, a tragic 13th-century Icelandic tale filled with gory twists and turns. It ...

Vikings and the ancient Scandinavian population spoke Old Norse. While the language is extinct today, plenty of words and phrases have been documented and preserved. Some of these words make a ...

Birding expert Stuart Winter reveals the sad reason that seagulls have become such seaside pests, brazenly stealing food from ...

Daegal — a druid from Camelot in King Arthur whose name means “dweller by the lake.” Finn — another name for Fionn mac ...

Adam Cullen recently completed the English translation of Lennart Meri's "Silverwhite" ("Hõbevalge.") In this interview, ...

From route planning to staying safe in bad weather, here’s your ultimate introduction to the venerable sport of fell running ...

Spend more time in the Scandinavian country and discover the other stunning towns and cities across the Jutland Peninsula and ...

It's clear after Italy's humbling at Euro 2024 that Luciano Spalletti wasn't the right man for the job and finally, after some dire performances, they've made the right choice in moving on.

Reverend Murdoch MacRae traveled from his parish on Lewis and Harris, one of the Outer Hebridean islands off the north west of mainland Scotland, across the Atlantic Ocean to confront the US Federal ...

As Motion City Soundtrack reveal details of their long-awaited album The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain talk ...