With that description, the Vikings entered the annals of medieval history as merciless raiders ... Ribe, Denmark’s oldest town, eventually linked trade routes crisscrossing across northern ...

Wirral Viking Festival promised attracted 3,300 visitors in total 'from across the region and beyond', say organisers ...

The 30 Viking graves range from richly furnished to bare-bones, hinting at a burial ground for both nobles and the people ...

They could go on to select which ones they would include in a museum display on Viking trade and create explanatory labels to go with them. This clip is suitable for teaching History at KS2 and ...

Finding a 1,000-year-old Viking arm-ring made of gold, beautifully created by tying eight gold rods in a row, metal ...

Archaeologists were surprised to find 30 Viking Age burials in Denmark, and even more surprised by the extravagant grave ...

Archaeologists finally solve mystery behind oldest tombstone in US belonging to English knight The analysis suggested the ancient Norse had more trade dealings with indigenous Arctic populations ...

a period in medieval history between roughly the late 8th and 11th centuries when the Vikings—a Scandinavian seafaring people—raided, colonized and traded widely across Europe and beyond.

The burial site contains 30 graves filled with rare artifacts, including an ornate casket believed to have belonged to a prominent woman, archaeologists said.

Clearly, the Vikings had a remarkable talent for making history, but for decades many scholars focused on the men of the North, assuming they were the only seafarers, pillagers, and traders.

(CN) — Medieval Norse hunters who ventured deep into the Arctic to hunt walruses weren’t just seeking survival — they were also part of extensive trade networks that could represent the earliest steps ...