Researchers have discovered that an ancient gold disc found in southern Denmark includes the earliest written reference to the Norse god Odin, revealing that he was worshiped up to 150 years earlier ...

Picture a Viking warrior, and your mind probably conjures leather armor, fur pelts, and a horned helmet. Now throw that image out entirely. The real Vikings — farmers, traders, craftspeople, and ...

Drive north of the Swedish capital for about half an hour and you’ll reach the lakeside district of Vallentuna, a pleasant community with cobblestone churches, picnic areas and playgrounds. It’s also ...

In Germany, a metal detectorist has unearthed a 1,000-year-old Viking hoard which contains more than 200 artifacts, including what may be the remnants of Thor's hammer, Live Science reported. The ...

Scotland’s Norse past still runs deep, particularly in Orkney, Shetland and the Highlands. These 30 surnames have Viking or ...

Yule logs can mean different things for different people. For some, yule logs mean warm, crackling fireplaces. For others, they bring to mind sweet, chocolate cakes. Either way, the Christmas icon in ...

In the sixth century A.D., elite individuals in southeastern Norway buried seven gold pendants in a field as a sacrifice to the gods. The artifacts, known as bracteates, feature images of Norse gods ...

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The Viking Age is a popular setting and source of inspiration for works of fiction. Spanning various genres and media, elements of Norse saga and myth are engaged at different levels and in various ...

Thanks to movies like Thor, we are all wild for the ancient Norse lifestyle, Now, there’s a book to help you talk like a proper Viking. Talking like an 18th-century pirate? That is sooo “2000 and late ...

In Los Angeles, a Scandinavian-style spec house—named Odin for the one-eyed Norse god—is asking $22.9 million. Materials used in the house, including aromatic cedar, knotty oak and rustic stones, ...