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.

Related Topics: Shipwrecks, Archaeology, Human Nature, Ancient Egypt

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Were the Vikings Smoking Pot While Exploring Newfoundland?

July 15, 2019 | Article

The discovery of cannabis pollen near a Viking settlement in Newfoundland raises the question of whether the Vikings were smoking or eating pot while exploring North America.
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Fantastically Preserved Viking Boat Grave and Skeletons Unearthed in Sweden

July 08, 2019 | Article

The boat held the remains of a man, a horse and a dog.
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Photos: A Man, a Horse and a Dog Found in Viking Boat Burial

July 08, 2019 | Countdown

Such viking boat burials are rare and likely only used for burying the elite.
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Photos: Lost 'Govan Stones' Are Found Again

April 02, 2019 | Countdown

Three medieval carved stones thought lost have been rediscovered.
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Monastery of 7th-Century Scottish Princess (and Saint) Possibly Discovered

March 11, 2019 | Article

Archaeologists and citizen scientists have unearthed what may be the monastery of Princess Aebbe, who was born a pagan but later spread Christianity along the northeast British coast in the seventh century.
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Yes, That Viking Warrior Buried with Weapons Really Was a Woman

February 20, 2019 | Article

Researchers answer questions following the explosive finding that a Viking warrior was biologically female.
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Photos: Viking Warrior Is Actually a Woman

February 20, 2019 | Image Album

Here's what the Viking warrior woman may have looked like.
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Reindeer Cyclones Are Real, and You Definitely Don't Want to Get Caught in One

February 15, 2019 | Article

Threatened reindeer herds literally run circles around their predators.
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Did the Vikings Think the Gods Were Watching Them?

January 17, 2019 | Article

The Norse gods weren't babysitting humanity.
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Ancient DNA from Viking Graves Proves the Fierce Fighters Rode Male Horses

January 07, 2019 | Article

In Iceland, manly Viking warriors were buried with their male horses.
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