Herlaugshaugen burial, in mid-Norway, shows Scandinavia’s oldest known ship burial; the mound was constructed during the Merovingian period
Early whaling, before the 19th century, was enough for at least two species to disappear completely from European waters
The geochemistry of copper artefacts reveals changes in distribution networks across prehistoric Europe, according to a study published in PLoS ONE
Runes were just as advanced as Roman alphabet writing: Johan Bollaert has investigated written language used in public inscriptions in Norway from the 1100s to the 1500s
New behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts, which name the creature hafgufa and aspidochelone
The study shows for the first time that Vikings brought animals, specifically horses and dogs, to Britain in the 9th century
2,000 years of genetic history in Scandinavia elucidates Viking age to modern day; a new study reported in the journal Cell
A Viking Age silver treasure found in Stjørdal municipality; an exceptional find, says archaeologist Birgit Maixner
In medieval Norway, high-class people – especially women– were taller and had stronger bones, according to buried remains
Norse settlers in Greenland exported walrus tusk ivory to Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, Kyiv was a very important trading city
