York is famous for Vikings, with the city captured by surprisingly peaceful Viking farmers and craftsmen in 866. So the 25% man’s ancestry being Scandinavian might not be too much of a shock.

we have broadened the picture of Viking societies as farmers." Maddy Savage Serra's research has found that Vikings had a surprisingly sophisticated food culture (Credit: Maddy Savage) Anna ...

In reality, most Vikings were Middle Ages farmers who wore simple, durable clothing, says Ulla Mannering, an archaeologist who researches North European textiles and costumes at the National Museum of ...

A Norwegian man named Jan Erik Aasvik was recently searching for his mother's lost earring in the family garden when his ...

The early origins of domesticated cats are shrouded in mystery, but a new genetic analysis suggests that felines traveled the world with farmers and Vikings. The News section of Nature reports ...

Because they were so prominent in the landscape, many Viking Age burials were robbed centuries ago, long before they were leveled by 19 th century farmers. But “it would be very exciting to see ...

we have broadened the picture of Viking societies as farmers." Anna Toräng, who manages Gunnes Gård, said Serra's work has been vital to understanding that these mythical seafarers were more ...