Norway couple find Viking grave under floor of their house
A couple in northern Norway were pulling up the floor of their house to install insulation when they found a glass bead, and then a
11 June 2020
Dublin’s earliest Viking settlement seen in new light
An archaeological excavation has changed our picture of Dublin’s earliest Viking settlement with the black pool or Dubh Linn now known to be a lot
4 April 2020
Radar Uncovers Viking Ship Buried on Norway Farm
The remains of a Viking ship have been discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla, in Norway.
9 December 2019
Viking longship discovery thrills archaeologists
Archaeologists in Norway have used ground-penetrating radar technology to discover an extremely rare Viking longship in what experts are describing as a “sensational” find. A
22 October 2018
Boy unearths treasure of the Danish king Bluetooth in Germany
A 13-year-old boy and an amateur archaeologist have unearthed a “significant” trove in Germany which may have belonged to the Danish king Harald Bluetooth who
25 April 2018
Viking-Era Stone Carved with Runes Found in Norway
A stone carved with symbols known as runes and dating to the Middle Ages has been discovered during an excavation ahead of a railway-construction project
7 December 2017
Incredible Viking weapons and treasure at Nottingham exhibition
Some of the world’s most important artefacts charting the history of the Vikings and their presence in Britain are on display in a new Nottingham
5 December 2017
Remains of Viking camp unearthed by Bristol archaeologists to feature in BBC Four series
Workshops from a Viking camp dating to the winter of 873-4, have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists from the University of Bristol. The
29 November 2017
Viking King’s Bones Recreated With 3-D Printer
Bones from the famous Danish Viking king, Gorm the Old, have been reconstructed and printed in 3D. Gorm the Old was the first to call
29 November 2017
Ragnar’s Axe – MAN AT ARMS:REFORGED
We featured a video from Man at Arms: Reforged when the forged a replica of Ulfberht the legendary Viking sword. This year they are creating
29 November 2017
Major Viking Age manor discovered at Birka, Sweden
During spring of 2016 a number of large presumed house terraces were identified by the authors at Korshamn. As a consequence high resolution geophysical surveys
16 February 2017
Coins discovery ‘will re-write’ Anglo-Saxon history
The Anglo-Saxon coins are said to point to some sort of an alliance in the 870s between Alfred the Great and a rival. Historians say
1 February 2017
Ulfberht Viking Sword – MAN AT ARMS:REFORGED
Man at Arms: Reforged is a web series following thew bladesmiths of Baltimore Knife and Sword. A lot of their creations are for movies, but
5 October 2016
Skeleton provides evidence that confirms historical events mentioned in the Norwegian Viking Sagas
Archaeologists working in Trondheim in Norway have unearthed a human skeleton in the bottom of an abandoned castle well. The skeleton provides evidence that confirms
8 July 2016
Hiker finds 1,200-yr-old Viking sword in Norway
The sword, found at Haukeli in central southern Norway will be sent for conservation at the The University Museum of Bergen. Jostein Aksdal, an archeologist
22 October 2015
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