On a remote island in northern Norway, metal detectorists stumbled upon a pair of bronze treasures. The small artifacts ...

"I looked at it and thought that this looks a lot like a sword blade. And then when I released the contents of the digging ...

Viking age people who lived in what is now Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than Viking age people who lived in Denmark, a new analysis reveals. The findings were surprising to ...

Amateur detectives have uncovered remnants of a Viking-era sword in the Jåttå/Gausel area in Stavanger, a city in southwestern Norway that was founded in 1125. Illustration: Viking ships ...

Archaeologists believe they have found the remains of a Viking longhouse in western Norway. Photo from Møre og Romsdal County Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the remains of a Viking ...

Rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long believed to be comparable. A team of researchers including University of South Florida sociologist David Jacobson challenges that ...

New radar data has revealed that an ancient Norwegian Viking burial ground, previously thought to be empty, actually contains the remains of a 1,200-year-old Viking ship. According to reports from ...

Archaeologists have found the outlines of a Viking ship buried not far from the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The 65-foot-long ship was covered over more than 1,000 years ago to serve as the final ...

Metal detectorists found bronze artifacts in Norway and prompted archaeologists to excavate, revealing a Viking boat grave, a museum said. Photo from the Arctic University Museum of Norway On a ...

A new study sheds light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns. Rates of ...