COPENHAGEN, Denmark Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins. Danish National Museum spokesman Jens ...

Archaeologist Julia Wihlborg suggested that the sword and shield of the Hårby Valkyrie may represent a woman who had manly ...

A treasure trove of Viking coins and jewelry that is believed to have originated in Ireland or Scotland was found near a Viking fortress in Denmark in April 2023. The rare collection was ...

A team of archaeologists uncovered a trove of weapons, armor ... In October, a team with Denmark’s Museum Odense announced the discovery of more than 50 viking graves, including one curious ...

In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 ''exceptionally well-preserved ...

Whenever I think of Vikings, which isn’t often, I must admit, I picture big, burly men with long beards and cool battle armor ... know a lot about Viking-age Denmark through their use of ...

A rookie Danish treasure hunter unearthed one of the largest-ever hauls of pre-Viking gold while trying out a metal detector for the first time. Ole Ginnerup Schytz discovered pre-Viking gold ...

Denmark’s Jelling Stones were inscribed a millennia ago by father-son Viking kings. The larger Jelling Stone, shown here, was erected by king Harald Bluetooth and mentions his mother ...

which were discovered in 2023 near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark. And a large Viking burial site was discovered in 2020 by Norwegian archaeologists.