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 ...

Finally, a new historical battle has been added for those that like to reenact some of the more famous battles throughout history. In Viking Invasion's case, this is the battle for Stamford Bridge ...

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 ...

When the Vikings first sailed to Greenland in the late 10 th century, they didn’t have compasses to guide them; that technology wouldn’t reach Europe until the late 16 th century. So how did they do ...

Travel back in time this weekend at Viking Days in Ballard and the Camlann Medieval Harvest Festival in Carnation Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22 and 23. Viking Days at Nordic Heritage Museum starts with ...

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

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 ...

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 ...