Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Scandinavia by historian Dr Eleanor Barraclough and comedian Chloe Petts to learn about the fascinating women of the Viking age. Greg Jenner is joined in medieval ...

German archaeologists discovered that the skulls of three medieval Viking women found on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea showed evidence of an unusual procedure to elongate their ...

Researchers have identified what may be the first evidence of a Viking woman with a battle injury—potentially casting new light on gender roles in ancient Scandinavian society. National Geographic ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Museum Odense An extraordinary Viking burial ground with the almost-complete skeletons of ...

ATLANTA — Iceland’s “woman in blue,” the partial skeleton of a young woman found in 1938 in a grave with Viking-era objects, was a child of some of the island’s earliest settlers, researchers reported ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- Our state is known for having a strong Scandinavian heritage -- and with that comes some rare and beautiful forms of art. One of the rarest forms of Norwegian art is called ...

Scholars reveal that much of what we think we know about Vikings and Norse mythology is based on later reinterpretations rather than original sources.

On an island not far from what's now Stockholm, Sweden, a trading settlement called Birka was established around 750 CE. It's thought to have become the first real urban center in Scandinavia, housing ...

The traditional picture of Vikings is one of boatloads of hairy men pillaging their way along the coasts of Europe. Though true to some degree, this stereotype has more recently been tempered with the ...

Icelanders are among the happiest and healthiest people on Earth. They publish more books per capita than any other country, and they have more artists. They boast the most prevalent belief in ...