The great Norse warriors not only believed in the afterlife, but saw it as their duty to help the deceased get there, with ...
Archaeologists have unearthed dozens of "unusual" Viking burial plots, as well as artifacts, which are spread over nine ...
A new road project in Sweden has led archaeologists to some fantastic Viking-age discoveries. The revelation took place in ...
The burial site dates back to the reign of King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson. Construction workers digging about four miles north of Aarhus, Denmark have accidentally discovered a “spectacular” Viking ...
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient pagan burial site in eastern Denmark believed to be connected to an elite Viking Age family that lived in the region more than 1,000 years ago. Thirty viking ...
Additional discoveries included the remains of horses and riders buried alongside each other, along with their equipment.
Archaeologists from Denmark’s Moesgaard Museum have uncovered 30 Viking Age graves dating from 800 to 1050 CE, just under five miles north of Aarhus. Located near the town of Lisbjerg, the burial site ...
The practice of placing swords upright in graves represents a powerful symbolic gesture. Unlike the more common Viking Age practice of ritually breaking or bending weapons before burial, these ...
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