A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and finally, a confectionary capital. In the centuries since its founding in 71 ...

Between the 8th and 11th centuries, Vikings used their longships to travel from Scandinavia to raid, trade and settle in lands far and wide. While the Lindisfarne raid, the settlements on Scottish ...

Fascinating exhibition offers insight into everyday Cork life during the Viking era A reconstructed Viking era wooden house with at the exhibition in The Cork Public Museum The back of what is ...

This expansion is for those who already played Medieval and want more of the same. The Vikings campaign is great fun, and the Vikings themselves are a blast to play. The Viking Invasion expansion pack ...

Construction of a new highway in Hårup, southwest Denmark, has unearthed farms and houses from the Middle Ages, including a rare Viking dødehus or "death house" dated to 950 C.E., packed with grave ...

Maritime archaeologists from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum have unearthed an extraordinary find beneath the waters near Copenhagen - the largest medieval cog ever discovered. The 600-year-old vessel ...

The famous Irish king, Brian Boru, is widely credited with defeating the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf more than 1,000 years ago. But not everyone heaps praise on the king. For the past 300 years, ...