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Viking sword with 'very rare' inscription discovered on family farm in Norway
Live Science via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoViking sword encrusted in clay. While clearing a field on his farm, a Norwegian man discovered a...
Viking Age women with cone-shaped skulls likely learned head-binding practice from far-flung region
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoArtificially elongated skull of a woman buried in the 11th century on the Baltic island of Gotland....
Study shows how Viking age left mark on genetics of Scandinavians
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Viking age, spanning the 8th to 11th centuries AD, left a lasting mark on the genetics of...
Norwegian farmer finds 1,000-year-old Viking sword on family farm
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoA Norwegian man clearing his farm found a rare 1,000-year-old Viking sword carrying inscriptions...
Viking age silver found by metal detectorist
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe whole silver ingot was discovered in a field in July 2022 [MNH] A Viking age silver ingot found by a metal detectorist in the south of the Isle of...
'Exceedingly rare' horse bridle discovered in melting ice in Norway could date to Viking Age
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA horse bridle with leather straps. Ice melt in the mountains of Norway has revealed an iron...
Viking-age swords — stabbed into a burial mound 1,200 years ago — uncovered in Sweden
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoIn order to widen a road in Sweden, archaeologists began excavating a large burial ground — but what...
Horse and Owner Model for 'Viking Age Clothing Store' and the Results are Stunning
PetHelpful via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis shire horse is so large, but so gorgeous! One wouldn't normally think about a horse when...
Rare, 1,000-year-old Viking Age iron hoard found in basement in Norway
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA picture of the iron hoard, which consists of 1,000-year-old rods that are seen grouped together in...
Secret structure was likely hidden in Viking-age king’s massive burial mound in Norway
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA light breeze fluttered the grassy hill, sending a ripple across the rounded mound. Situated on an...