It seems that every year, on May 8, images with the text Happy International Viking day are shared across all of the social media platforms. But what is the origin …
Baltic Pipe reveals thousands of artifacts
Right now The Baltic Pipeline is eating its way through the ancient soil of Denmark, so it can feed the rest of Europe with cheap gas from Russia. There are …
Moesgaard Viking Moot 2021 has been Canceled
It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that for the second year in a row has the Moesgaard Viking Moot been canceled due to the …
Is Valheim based on real Viking Culture?
Today we are going to take a look at the highly anticipated Viking survival game Valheim that entered early access on the 2nd of February 2021 and took the community …
The Galloway hoard receives a million-dollar grant
The Galloway hoard that was discovered in 2014 by a metal detectorist in a field in Dumfries and Galloway and acquired by the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) in 2017 …
Mysterious Viking Hall Discovered in Denmark
A tunnel that has been named Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link (Danish: Femernbælt Link) is currently being constructed between Denmark and Germany. One of the unexpected outcomes of this project is …
The Ejstrup Viking Treasure
In the middle of February 2020, a Viking treasure was found on a field between Rødding and Vejby in Denmark. It was not found during a planned excavation, it was, …
The Viking Museum in Oslo has been renamed
The Viking Ship Museum in Bygdøy, Oslo will be renamed the Museum of the Viking Age. The new logo honors the three Viking ships, Oseberg, Gokstad, and Tune, which have …
Vikings may have settled Iceland earlier
The two large longhouses that were discovered at Stöð, near the village of Stöðvarfjörður in the eastern part of Iceland, are pushing the settlement of Iceland back decades. According to …
DNA analysis could solve a mysterious murder from the Viking Age
Many people around the world are using DNA testing to trace back their family tree, often with surprising results. What some people may not know, is that these DNA tests …