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A Viking Trading Hub Linked to Norway Is Emerging Beneath a Field in Ireland
A field beside the River Suir in southeast Ireland is beginning to look like one of the most important Viking Age sites ever found on the island. At Woodstown, near Waterford City, Irish and Norwegian archaeologists are investigating what may be Ireland’s largest Viking Age trading settlement, a place probably established by Norse Vikings from…
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The Viking Age Legend Comes to Life: Original Serpent Head of the Oseberg Ship Displayed for the First Time
In Oslo, Norway, one of the most significant artifacts from the Viking Age—the original serpent head from the Oseberg Ship—is being unveiled to the public for the first time since its discovery in 1904. Carved over a thousand years ago, this delicate wooden figure was deemed too fragile to display during the ship’s excavation. Until…