When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed the remains of a 1,500-year-old farming village near the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 793 a new threat appeared on the small island of Lindisfarne off the coast of England. Groups of pagan raiders from Scandinavia began appearing on the eastern coasts of Britain wreaking tremendous ...

Since the location where the ring was found was once a royal castle, archaeologists suspect it was worn or lost by a rich, ...

Learn about the collection of medieval stone disks found in Ukraine and why researchers are speculating on their role as solar compasses for Vikings. During their prime, the Vikings mastered the seas ...

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, ...