(RNS) Followers of the Viking religion, called Asatru, are getting their first temple in 1,000 years in Iceland. But the ancient faith has spread farther than any Viking ever traveled, to ...

OSLO, Norway -- When the Russian and U.S. navies ran into trouble at sea, both turned to the descendants of the Vikings--Norwegians--for help. The bomb-damaged American destroyer USS Cole is being ...

The Vikings landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada around the year A.D. 1000. So why didn't they colonize the region like ...

Secrets of Viking world uncovered in new study - Pregnant women wielded swords and wore martial helmets, experts reveal ...

The discovery of 10 burials near a medieval church in Sicily has led to a rare finding: the skeletal remains of the descendants of Vikings. Archaeologists found the 800-year-old burials near the ...

New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.

From Leif Erikson to Harald Hardrada, here are the real historical figures depicted in Netflix's sequel series Vikings: Valhalla.

A 2021 major Viking find in Newfoundland sheds light on Europeans' arrival in America — in 1021.

"This book is about the prehistory of Scandinavia, from the first inhabitants to their Viking descendants. Scandinavia in this study includes the modern countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. The ...

Thor, Odin and Freya are getting some new digs. A new temple is underway in Iceland, the first to honor these three Norse gods since the Vikings plowed the seas 1,000 years ago.

c. 2015 Religion News Service(RNS) Thor, Odin, and Freya are getting some new digs. A new temple is underway in Iceland, the first to honor these three Norse gods since the Vikings plowed the seas ...