Archaeologists in coastal Norway have uncovered a Viking-Age grave that is forcing specialists to rethink what they know ...

Archaeologists discover a Viking grave in Senja containing the remains of a woman and a her beloved dog in a boat.

The Viking Age is one of the most fascinating chapters in human history. Far from being mere savages who raided and pillaged, the Vikings had complex social hierarchies, thriving trade, and cultural ...

The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.

In 2017, a team of Swedish archaeologists announced an exciting discovery: They had, for the first time, identified the remains of a Viking woman warrior. A DNA analysis of a Viking Age skeleton ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers say that the Viking Age left an imprint on the genetics of present-day Scandinavians. In an international study published Thursday in the journal Cell, scientists found that DNA from ...