Swedish archaeologists uncovered a rare 1,100-year-old Viking coffin grave containing ... Elite burial from 1,100 years ago marks transition between pagan and Christian customs. By Andrea ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.

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.

The Viking-era gravesite was discovered on the outskirts of Linköping, a city in southern Sweden, in fall 2022. Arkeologerna. Archaeologists soon found that the person in the grave had been ...

The site five miles north of Aarhus, Denmark's second city, contains 30 graves which revealed pearls, coins, ceramics, and an "unusual box".

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 death of a close friend made ...