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 ...

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 you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The remains of a Viking ship have been discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy, on ...

The Vikings are more popular than ever. TV shows such as Last Kingdom and Vikings have added dramatic license to particular historical accounts, while new archaeological finds are guaranteed to make ...

Marianne Hem Eriksen is also Associate Professor at the University of Oslo. She receives funding from The Research Council of Norway (grant 251212). She is affiliated with The Young Academy of Norway.

The excavation could be a breathrough in the understanding of the Viking presence on Islay. A search for the first Viking house or possible boat burial on Islay is to get under way. Archaeologists ...