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Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating stories of love, loss and epic battles. A few years ago, Magnus Källström, a ...
A HAUNTING Viking-era mass grave stuffed with dismembered bodies has been uncovered in the UK – and may have been an “execution pit”. The grim burial site is packed with skulls, legs, entire skeletons ...
The 2023 Viking Festival featured a wedding. Vikings are set to descend on the Tararua District this weekend for the return of a popular festival. The two-day annual Norsewood Viking Festival, which ...
A mound of earth in west Cumbria could contain a lost Viking king called Ivarr the Boneless, an archaeologist claims. Ivarr - also known as The Legless or The Dragon - founded a Viking dynasty in ...
The countdown is on for York’s Viking festival which is set to see tens of thousands of people descend on the city. Europe’s largest Viking festival, the JORVIK Viking Festival, takes place from ...
FROM celebrating with a couple of glasses of red to choking on a hard-to-stomach Claret. No wonder Thomas Frank trudged off Turf Moor looking like a man with the biggest hangover in history. Please ...
Trade crowds and heat for calm seas, empty landmarks and unexpected warmth when you take a winter cruise, writes Tiana Templeman. One doesn’t expect to enjoy alfresco meals in t-shirts and shorts ...
When Abi Lyle walked out with the Ireland team at the 2024 Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony, she couldn’t conceal her joy at the milestone moment. The Olympic dressage rider had 14 years previously ...
Outlander season eight is fast approaching, but it's not always been smooth sailing for the cast off-camera. With just a few months to go before the last instalment of the renowned Scottish romantic ...
Tim Reddell has spent more than four decades in South Africa’s fishing industry, rising from industrial engineer to managing director of Viking Fishing, a division now part of Sea Harvest. Viking ...