In a nutshell An ancient Viking ring inscription, previously thought to require payment of fines in both oxen AND silver, ...

Less well known are the Vikings of Sweden. Now, the archaeological site of Fröjel on Gotland, a large island in the Baltic Sea around 50 miles east of the Swedish mainland, is helping advance a ...

Sweden, renowned for its wealth of Viking rune stones and rock carvings, boasts the world’s largest collection of these historic artifacts. These standing stones, dating back to between the 9th ...

The Stone Age ended in Sweden around 1800 B.C., according to ... The burials were dated to between 800 and 1050 A.D. — the Viking era. Before long, more and more burials were found, and other ...

The name Vikings refers to the inhabitants of Scandinavia who dedicated themselves to plundering other parts of Europe in the ...

Denmark is to invest 26 million kroner on making one of its Viking ring fortresses, a UNESCO world heritage site, more ...

Men dressed as Vikings for a fire festival in Shetland, Scotland, in January. A thousand years ago, ... [+] at least in Sweden, Vikings had surprisingly sophisticated dental habits, new research ...

Viking has unveiled its World Cruise itineraries for 2026-27, with Viking Sky to sail from Fort Lauderdale to Stockholm.