To be mentioned on a rune stone during the Viking ages was a pretty big deal, as only important people were mentioned on them ...

Satellite images have led archaeologists to a new excavation site in Canada, yielding more clues to Norse settlements in North America. 5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 ...

The Viking era lasted nearly three centuries (late 8th century to late 11th century) and had a profound impact on a wide variety of geographical areas, reaching across the known world of that time.

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.

and a testimony to the socio-political transformations that the Danish realm underwent in the late 10th century. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Forteresses circulaires de ...

This is an elaborate and rare form of 9th or 10th century Viking gold ring. It was found during the excavation of a drainage ditch in Sedbergh. It is a double-banded hoop made from a gold strip ...

The artifacts were buried underneath the floor of a building in the settlement, where the Vikings are believed ... France around 10th century A.D. Professor Jens Christian Moesgaard of Stockholm ...

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 ...

Celebrate 40 years of wows at the award-winning JORVIK Viking Centre! Hop aboard our time capsule to 10th century York, and take in the sights, sounds and even the smells – including rotting ...