Excavations revealed the graves of three highly respected and wealthy Viking women from the early ninth century.

Most people associate the Viking Age with raids, plundering, and the famous Norwegian Viking ships. But for farmers to become ...

Researchers identified that at least three of these remains belonged to women, accompanied by what they described as a “small treasure trove” of jewellery, including glass beads, silver coins, and a ...

The message, placed by the Norwegian archaeologist Anders Lorange in 1874, offers an extraordinary insight into the Viking ...

An archaeologist from over 150 years ago sent a message to the future, and it has just been uncovered during a more detailed dig.

It offers an extraordinary insight into the Viking burial practices and the archaeological methods of the 19th century. The discovery was made during the ongoing excavation of King Audbjørn’s ...

On a small rocky knoll on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have uncovered a rich burial ground from the Viking Age.

The manner in which the war equipment was buried suggests it was an offering to higher powers, a strange yet well-documented ...

as noted by Archaeology Magazine. Historical accounts such as the Færeyinga Saga name a Viking chieftain, Grímur Kamban, as the leader of the colonization. However, the exact origin of Grímur ...