Viking news, features and articles
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Elaborate Viking ship burial may have held a king or queenArchaeologists have uncovered a 62-foot-long (19 meters) Viking ship that dates back more than 1,000 years and likely held remains of a king or queen.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral moundsArchaeologists located the buried Viking ship and ritual center in Norway with ground-penetrating radar.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Vikings may not have been blonde, or ScandinavianResearchers analyzed DNA from more than 400 skeletons to understand who the Vikings really were.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Viking sword placed on warrior's left side likely prepared him for 'mirror afterlife'It's possible the Vikings thought the afterlife was a mirrored version of the real world.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Oldest Viking settlement possibly unearthed in IcelandArchaeologists have unearthed what may be the oldest Viking settlement in Iceland.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Viking 'treasure' of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trailMelting ice revealed a long-lost trail in Norway that was strewn with objects dating to the Viking Age.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Fungus is destroying a buried Viking ship. Here's how Norway plans to save it.Archaeologists in Norway are racing to save a buried Viking ship from fungus.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Scottish storms unearth 1,500-year-old Viking-era cemeteryPowerful storms on Scotland's Orkney Islands exposed ancient human remains in a Pictish and Viking cemetery.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Lindisfarne: The 'Holy Island' where Vikings spilled the 'blood of saints'Reference article: Facts about Lindisfarne.
By Owen Jarus Published
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