Researchers have discovered that an ancient gold disc found in southern Denmark includes the earliest written reference to the Norse god Odin, revealing that he was worshiped up to 150 years earlier ...

Underneath the 18th-century Skaill Farm in Scotland’s Orkney archipelago lies the remains of a Viking-era settlement. Recent excavations at the ancient construction section revealed one of those ...

Yule, or Jól in Norse, was an ancient festival celebrating the winter solstice and marking the return of the longer days after the shortest day of the year. Observed in late December, it was one of ...

Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating ...

Talking like an 18th-century pirate? That is sooo “2000 and late.” These days, between the Thor movies and Loki on Disney+, or the TV series Vikings, it’s all about being ancient Norse marauders. Now, ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the 1,200-year-old remains of a large Viking temple in Ose, Norway that was dedicated to the worship of the Norse gods Thor and Odin. "Archaeologists say the large wooden ...

Across Sweden, ancient rune stones stand quietly in fields, near churches, and along roads. Many people pass them without a ...

Powerful storms on the Orkney Islands in the far north of Scotland recently exposed ancient human bones in a Pictish and Viking cemetery dating to almost 1,500 years ago. Volunteers are piling ...

ROSKILDE, DENMARK — On the skipper’s command, deckhands haul in tarred ropes to lower the flax sail. Oars splash into the water. The crew, grimacing with strain, pull with steady strokes to send the ...