Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the remains of a Viking longhouse in Norway near a famed battlefield. The discovery was made in Hjørungavåg, a village along the western coast where many ...
A must-visit for Viking Age enthusiasts, the Stavanger region's Norse legacy is celebrated in monuments, museums, and a modern VR experience.
The Nordic Bronze Age shaped Viking culture with trade, war, art, and music, as revealed in a 2025 symposium by top ...
Evidence for the Vikings in Wales is sparse ... hearths all hint at a town that could survive the cold Norwegian winter. The site might have expanded still further in the summer, incorporating ...
Discovered in Norway in 1906, the Oseberg ship (above), the best preserved Viking ship ever found ... Longships from both sites were preserved almost intact, with lavish carved decoration ...
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 ...
Gordon Ramsay dives for scallops, urchins and clams in the frigid waters of Bergen, Norway. “I’ve seen authentic Viking cooking methods, and it’s humbling to come away from these areas and ...
This was very important as the Vikings also often had to travel great distances to trade. In countries like Norway, Viking homes were usually built from wood. They had thick walls made from wood ...