Archaeology Strange Viking grave with 'Christian overtones' discovered by perplexed archaeologists: 'Very unusual' Elite burial from 1,100 years ago marks transition between pagan and Christian ...

June 02, 2023 at 10:18am BST A pagan celebrant has held a Viking-inspired living funeral for her mother, complete with Danish pastries, apple candles and references to Norse gods, after the sudden ...

Judged unworthy of Valhalla? Welcome to Helheim. In 1066, during the Battle of Stamford Bridge a few miles outside York, Vikings and Saxons fought furiously. Legend says that a lone Viking warrior ...

Archaeologists in Denmark recently uncovered 30 Viking graves—a remarkable find on its own. The bigger surprise? The graves ...

Home Culture & Life Features Vikings creator Michael Hirst on violent warriors, historical drama, and pagan religions The man who created The Tudors travels even further into the past with History ...

According to Sherman, the Vikings began converting from their traditional pagan belief system in the Norse gods to Christianity after it arrived in Scandinavia in the 11th century.

Pagan Viking pendant worn for the god Thor and photographed with Dr Adam Parker, curator of archaeology at York Museums Trust ...

Swedish archaeologists recently found an “unusual” Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years.

'Denmark’s salvation'? Runestones hint at Viking queen's power Researchers say a new analysis of Denmark’s Jelling Stones suggest a 10th-century woman named Thyra may have been a key political ...

But followers of Ásatrú, or Norse paganism, still honor their gods, and in Iceland, where Ásatrú is the second-most-practiced religion after Christianity, a new temple to the Norse deities is ...