On the Wednesday following the last Tuesday in January, Shetland shuts down. It is the only place in Scotland to have an ...

Historian William R. Short rates Viking battle scenes in "The Northman," "Thor," and "How to Train Your Dragon." ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we explore why the Anglo-Saxons were repeatedly defeated by ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

James Eights 1823 ink, wash, pencil on paper. Excavation on the Erie Canal. From “Memoir at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals,” 1825. Map of Erie Canal ...

Visitors can also enjoy Viking markets, traditional crafts, axe throwing, and various hands-on workshops. The festival provides family-friendly activities, living history sessions, and other ...

Dr Baskerville hoped the new lane name would keep Dongara's Sikh history alive. Sikh history advocate and event coordinator Tarun Preet Singh agreed, saying the event was important to Australia's ...

However, Feddersen emphasized that this initiative is fitting, as Schleswig is at the heart of Viking history. Haithabu, an archaeological site dating back to the 1st and early 2nd millennium AD, was ...

This history is informative for the present. Because the Vikings are emerging from a bountiful free-agency period, they don’t have many obvious needs. That should allow for more discipline and ...