Vikings likely sailed farther offshore, navigating by stories and island harbors. Jarrett’s voyages show the boats’ stability ...

A graduate student in Sweden has been learning about Vikings through an unusual method: He’s done it by sailing like one.

Swedish archaeologist Greer Jarrett has embarked on a three-year, 3,100-mile expedition in a Viking boat replica, uncovering ...

Instead, the Norse relied on mental maps informed by cultural myths tied ... two trips along Norway’s western coast towards the Lofoten Islands, an archipelago in the Arctic Circle.

Sometime before seven in the morning, a sliver of light through the curtains onto my pillow interrupts an otherworldly sleep. For a few moments, blinking, I try to remember where we are. It is quiet ...

"The cold in the Lofoten Islands was a challenge ... The Vikings did not navigate by map, compass or sextant. Instead, they used "mental maps" where memories and experiences played a crucial ...

Dive into the untamed beauty of the Northern Islands, where towering cliffs, remote villages, and rugged landscapes take ...

You're likely to be setting yourself up for disappointment if you wish for a holiday to blow your expectations out of the water. Though my 15-year-old daughter and I risked high hopes for our trip ...

Norway's stunning Lofoten Islands are one of the world's best destinations to see the Northern Lights. But if they're a little out of budget, Hoseasons has come up with an alternative option ...

With over 1,000 islands and an efficient ferry system, the Mediterranean country is a great island-hopping destination for ...

Greenland is larger than any American state, but 80% of it is buried beneath an ice sheet. Almost 90% of the nearly 60,000 ...

Strung across the North Atlantic, the 18 islands that form the Faroes are rich in folklore — this is a land where trolls lie ...