Archaeologist Julia Wihlborg suggested that the sword and shield of the Hårby Valkyrie may represent a woman who had manly qualities or who became a man, raising the question of whether female ...

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade ...

The festival features Viking-age crafts, costumes, weapons, mock battles, music, a replica Viking boat, and games. The event strives to be authentic to the Viking age with the slogan ...

BAR, Montenegro, July 25 (Reuters) - A replica Viking ship has berthed in ... of the war (in Ukraine)," Sten Vagnes said. The Viking age, spanning the 8th to 11th centuries AD, saw Norsemen ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica earlier this week off Norway's coast that killed a U.S. citizen, police said Thursday ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The Viking age, spanning the 8th to 11th centuries AD, left a lasting mark on the genetics of today's Scandinavians, according to scientists who also documented the ...

Her left arm is protected by a shield, while her right hand clutches ... suggests it was made around A.D. 800, or the early Viking Age. It was found in a field where archaeologists and ...