The seafaring life of a Viking was rough in days of yore. But today, Denmark, one of the ancestral homes of Vikings, often ranks at the top of lists of countries with the best quality of life. Its ...

New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.

An immersive Viking exhibition is opening in London this March, taking visitors through Norse legends, interactive sets and a ...

Yule, or Jól in Norse, was an ancient festival celebrating the winter solstice and marking the return of the longer days ...

Erik the Red, whose real name was Erik Thorvaldsson, was a daring Viking explorer who famously turned a remote Arctic island ...

A windswept mound on England’s Cumbrian coast may conceal one of the most sought-after Viking burials in Britain: the grave of Ivarr “the Boneless”, a feared 9th-century war leader linked to the Great ...

If you haven't been keeping up, this is an historical, story-driven RPG — penned by author Giles Kristian — that sees you ...