Among the pieces are two combs made of bone or deer antler, one of which has a geometric decoration that evokes parallels ...

For three turbulent centuries, the glimpse of a square sail and dragon-headed prow on the horizon struck terror into the hearts of medieval Europeans. Indeed, the ...

The researchers describe the sort of bleak dental picture common to medieval Europe—frequent tooth decay, infections and tooth loss. In the Viking population studied, 49% had one or more ...

Red Apple Farm in Phillipston will be transformed into a Viking encampment this weekend for the Northfolk NightMarket: A ...

They examined the etymology of key Old Norse terms and compared contemporary price relationships across medieval Europe. The study incorporated transaction cost analysis – a modern economic ...

The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists recently excavated near modern-day Stockholm.

It turned out to be a silver penny minted during the reign of Guthrum who was a ninth-century Viking ruler of eastern England ...

A Year in Reading They had a large hand in setting the contours of medieval Europe and creating a cultural inheritance that still shapes the West today. The world clearly doesn’t have enough ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings are among a record number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a report has found. There were 1,377 cases of treasure in 2022 ...

Players will be able to experience the struggles of medieval peoples such as the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Germans and Slavs through a series of battles and resource management strategies.