Viking Age Norse people seeking walrus ivory in the High Arctic may have encountered Indigenous North Americans hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus "discovered" the continent, a study ...

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.

The mix of people, animals, wagons and houses suggests a possible funeral procession headed toward a large tree that may represent Yggdrasill, the Norse tree of life.

9:57 When did the Viking Age begin? 10:39 Norse and Vikings 12:01 How did Vikings navigate? ... very much about everyday events and normal people. The Vikings themselves did have a writing system.

Pendant showing the only known Viking-Age depiction of a pregnant body. O. Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM. The study was led by Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology at ...

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A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social status, and the harsh realities of life and death.

Viking Age Norse people seeking walrus ivory in the High Arctic may have encountered Indigenous North Americans hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus "discovered" the continent, a study ...