A pair of 13th-century Icelandic texts known as the “Vinland Saga” describes the journey of famous Norse explorer Leif Erikson to a land the Vikings called Vinland. Although there’s plenty of poetic ...

An archaeologist believes he's determined the location of where Ivarr the Boneless is buried, along with the warrior’s ship.

Archaeologists have unearthed numerous Viking burials sites and extensive treasure which date back to the Iron Age, Ancient Origins reported. Researchers made the remarkable discoveries while ...

This round, silver pendant was found in a 10th-century elite woman's burial in Sweden in 1920 and is the only known depiction of a pregnant Viking. The artifact, known as the Ash Pendant, is in the ...

A windswept mound on England’s Cumbrian coast may conceal one of the most sought-after Viking burials in Britain: the grave of Ivarr “the Boneless”, a feared 9th-century war leader linked to the Great ...

By focusing on the violence of Viking society, the new exhibition revives the traditional image of Vikings as Dark Age bad boys—Pillage People, if you will, who bullied Britain and France, and even ...

We take a look at the unexpected places the Vikings reached, and what remnants of their visits you can still see today.

The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.