Archaeologist sailing like a Viking makes unexpected discoveries: Vikings sailed farther away from Scandinavia, and took routes farther from land
New clues from old bones: some Vikings were much more violent than others, according to a study in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
New insights about Sagas and the literary tradition of Iceland can be found in ancient, reused parchments, written in Latin
Norwegian Christmas traditions: a rich cultural heritage shaped by food, drink and nature, a study in culture and science
Who Was the Man in the Well at Sverresborg? It was found in 1938 by the manager of Sverresborg Folk Museum, Sigurd Tiller, while investigating the castle ruins
The Viking Faroe Islands colonizers were a group of male settlers from multiple Scandinavian populations, different from the Iceland colonizers
In medieval times, Nidaros Cathedral was seen as a remote but important outpost of the Catholic Church – so remote they called it Ultima Thule
The novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin has been published in Norway 60 times, it highlights how the country has trailed behind in the racism debate.
A new study, published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, compared rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark societies
What we do know is that the Hitra man lived in a very turbulent period. Up to that point, most people lived as hunter-gatherers
