Historian Robert Bartlett explains how the Vikings of the 10th Century mixed with the French to create Normandy and transform Europe. Watch the full documentary The Normans on BBC Select.

Last year, the discovery of an ax head on a mountaintop overlooking Norway’s Trondheim Fjord led archaeologists to a tenth-century Viking grave. Though they found no remains, the team recovered ...

Öland was once a key trading post for Sweden, especially during the Viking age. The country’s second-largest island sits off ...

Students could be presented with pictures of real Viking archaeological findings and repeat the process of discussing and drawing conclusions in their group.

As if that wasn't exciting enough, this is the largest Viking Age building to be discovered and excavated in Britain," stated the archaeological team in a press statement. "It seems very likely ...

In a short introductory chapter, she discusses who the Vikings were and what is the evidence is available about them, addressing documents, linguistic analysis, archaeology, and contemporary account.

Graham added: "Although the strong cultural influence from Scandinavia in the Viking Age in Cumbria is without doubt, absence of buildings from the period in the archaeological record has often ...