Vikings

During the Viking Age, which lasted from about A.D. 800 to 1066, Scandinavian seafarers raided foreign lands, created new settlements and traded goods such as furs, reindeer antlers and seal fat. The Vikings also explored and set up camps in new lands, including Greenland and parts of Canada. Here's the latest news on Viking discoveries, including Viking boats, graves, treasures, texts and fortresses.

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How Human Error Led the Vikings to Canada

April 12, 2018 | Article

Here's how Viking navigators may have accidentally sailed on to the mainland of North America while looking for Greenland.
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Archaeologists Closer to Finding Lost Viking Settlement

March 06, 2018 | Article

The famed Viking post has been described in sagas passed down over hundreds of years. But its location has been lost to history, until now.
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Mystery Behind Mass Grave of Viking Warriors Finally Solved

February 05, 2018 | Article

The Vikings' dining choices - that is, chowing down on fish - caused scientists to make a radiocarbon- dating blunder.
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Medieval Text Resolves Mystery of Viking-Irish Battle

January 24, 2018 | Article

The famous Irish king, Brian Boru, is credited with defeating the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. But not everyone heaps praise on the king. Historians have cast doubt on whether Boru's main enemies were the Vikings, or his own countrymen.
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Viking-Era Stone Carved with Runes Found in Norway

December 05, 2017 | Article

Archaeologists aren't sure what the runes spell out.
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Early Medieval Farming Village Unearthed Near Famed Viking Site

November 14, 2017 | Article

Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed the remains of a 1,500-year-old farming village near the famed Viking site of Jelling in central Jutland.
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In Photos: Early Medieval Village Discovered in Denmark

November 13, 2017 | Image Album

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Viking Fort Reveals Secrets of Danish King's Elaborate Military Network

September 29, 2017 | Article

The discovery of a Viking-age fortress in Denmark has shed new light on a network of military sites built by the 10th-century Danish king Harald Bluetooth, according to archaeologists.
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Photos: Viking-Age Fortress Unearthed in Denmark

September 29, 2017 | Image Album

The Viking-age fortress is likely part of a network of military sites built by the 10th-century Danish king Harald Bluetooth.
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Early Viking Boat Grave Discovered in Norway

September 20, 2017 | Article

Archaeologists have discovered a boat grave and possible human remains dating to around the time the Vikings started exploring and raiding lands across Europe.
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