Archaeologists believe the Linschoten Sword was forged to straddle both worlds.

In March 2024, construction workers were digging in a river on a Dutch estate when they spotted a long piece of metal ...

In March of last year, during dredging work in the Korte Linschoten River in the Dutch province of Utrecht, a medieval sword ...

Viking hoard and medieval signet rings among record number of treasure finds reported to authorities by Britain's metal detectorists. By ROBERT FOLKER. Published: 13:20 EDT, 11 February 2025 ...

But there is evidence of body modification. Archaeologists in the 1980s noted "strange marks" on the teeth of male Viking Age skulls that looked like the teeth had been deliberately filed.Some 130 ...

A set of medieval skeletons have given a fascinating glimpse into the everyday lives of people in the Viking Age. For a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, a team of researchers examined ...

You may think of Vikings as warriors raiding and ransacking Medieval European villages. But this image of Viking hordes embarking on sea voyages with the sole purpose of pillaging is changing with new ...