Showrunner Michael Hirst did a lot of condensing to tell the story of the Viking Age with relatively few people ... Historical Bjorn founded a line of Swedish kings. Ivar ruled a kingdom in Ireland.

Ms. Larsson’s garden, situated on a postage stamp of land beside the Karlbergs Canal, is one of more than 7,000 garden ...

But longer stays offer a unique glimpse into Greenland’s sheep-farm backpacking routes, where modern Inuit communities continue Viking farming traditions from the 10th century.

Genomic data sheds light on how populations of sledge dogs — and their human handlers — have shifted over past 800 years.