A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

However, this wasn’t always the case, especially when the Vikings raided the British Isles. Though the Vikings established a strong foothold in the British Isles, the Norse languages didn’t come to ...

Though the Vikings established a strong foothold in the British Isles, the Norse languages didn't come to dominate. Though ...

Settled and organized though they might have been, the Vikings were also some of the toughest warriors who ever lived. A slighted Norse was not the type to turn the other cheek. The resulting ...

From God of War's emotional sagas to Hellblade's psychological horror, these games do Norse mythology justice beyond just ...

The Vikings gave shape to the hull using this ... the Oseberg ship (above), the best preserved Viking ship ever found, reveals its Norse shipbuilders' graceful construction style.

Much less is known about Viking navigation methods on the high seas, although one of the Icelandic sagas—narratives of Norse history ... the position of land. The Vikings had no compass but ...

The Vikings were Norse people who came from an area called Scandinavia. You might know it better asNorway, Sweden and Denmark. The word Viking means ‘a pirate raid’, which is a fitting name as ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...

Now sheep come and go at will, munching wild thyme where devout Norse Christian converts once knelt in prayer. The Vikings called this fjord Hvalsey, which means “Whale Island” in Old Norse.

An explanation of how the Norse settlement of Jarlshof in Shetland, Scotland, has taught archaeologists about the Norse and how they lived. The Norse settled at Jarlshof because it was near the ...

Arif and James return to discuss the draft with SB Nation’s JP Acosta. We also go over trade-down strategy and the March ...