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Archaeologists uncover lavish Viking Age graves near Aarhus, Denmark, revealing elite burials possibly linked to King Harald Bluetooth. Credit: Moesgaard Museum
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Viking Tomb Discovery in Denmark May Reveal Elite Family Linked to King Harald Bluetooth

20 June 2025

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20 June 2025

A stunning archaeological discovery near Aarhus, Denmark, has revealed 30 Viking Age graves that may belong to a powerful aristocratic...

Pendant showing the only known Viking-Age depiction of a pregnant body. The artefact was found in a 10th century, Swedish burial for a woman, buried with a rich and varied artefacts assemblage as well as animals -- one interpretations is that she was a 'seeress'/ritual specialist. Credit: O. Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM
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A First! This Study on Pregnancy in the Viking Age Illuminates Warrior Women and the Fate of Babies

14 May 2025

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14 May 2025

A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study by Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester has shed new light on the...

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1,800-Year-Old Gold Ring with ‘Venus the Victorious’ Carving and Carolingian Coins Discovered in France

25 December 2024

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25 December 2024

Archaeologists from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have discovered a 1,800-year-old gold ring with a chiseled...

At Skumsnes on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have excavated three wealthy women's graves from the Viking Age. Image Credit: University Museum of Bergen
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Archaeologists Uncovered Rich Viking Women’s Graves in Norway

23 December 2024

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23 December 2024

Archaeologists have discovered a wealth of Viking Age history on a treasure trove at Skumsnes farm in Fitjar, Norway’s west...

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Archaeologists found three large shipwrecks, 139 Viking Graves, and a ship-shaped mound in Sweden

21 October 2024

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21 October 2024

Exciting discoveries in Sweden! Archaeologists were preparing to investigate a Stone Age settlement outside Varberg. But they came across a...

Farm owner Øyvind Tveitane Lovra. Photo: Rogaland County Municipality.
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A farmer picking up ‘trash’ in field in Norway discovered a rare Viking Sword

1 June 2024

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1 June 2024

A farmer and his son found a rare Viking sword on his family farm in Suldal, Norway. Archaeologists say this...

The Georadar car passes over the Utstein Gard field in Klosterøy. Photo: Grethe M. Pedersen, AM, UiS
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Archaeologists may have Found a Viking Age Marketplace in Norway

21 February 2024

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21 February 2024

Archaeologists from the University of Stavanger have identified the possible remains of a marketplace from the Viking Age on a...

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Scandinavia’s Oldest Identified Ship Burial in Trøndelag “Rewrites History”

14 November 2023

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14 November 2023

In Leka, a municipality in Norway’s Trøndelag county, archaeologists have uncovered Scandinavia’s oldest identified ship burial, dating back to around...

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Danish museum says Vikings had stained glass Windows

15 October 2023

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15 October 2023

New research shows that  Viking Age windows were created using stained glass in the 9th century, contrary to popular belief...

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Family Looking for Lost Gold Earring Finds Viking Age Artifacts in Their Garden on the Island Of Jomfruland

2 October 2023

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2 October 2023

A family in Norway was searching for a lost gold earring in their yard on the island of Jomfruland when...

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