Rare Nordic Iron Age “Gold Man” Found in Norway After 127 Years
In southwestern Norway, a metal detectorist has uncovered a rare gullgubbe—a delicate gold foil stamped with the image of a man and a woman—dating to…
Viking Age
Viking Gold Pendant Found in Norfolk Linked to the Great Heathen Army
A thin disc of gold, buried for more than a thousand years in a Norfolk field, is now being linked to the advance of the…
Viking Sea Power May Have Emerged in the Roman Era — Not the 8th Century
The Viking Age is traditionally dated to AD 793, when Scandinavian raiders attacked Lindisfarne. But new archaeological interpretations suggest that the foundations of Viking-style sea…
A “Buddha” in a Viking Grave: The 1,000-Year-Old Bucket That Traveled Across Cultures
When archaeologists uncovered the Oseberg ship burial in 1904, most of what they found had already been crushed by time. Wood splintered. Stone collapsed inward.…
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…
Pregnancy in the Viking Age: Warrior Women, Unborn Children, and the Silences of History
A groundbreaking study conducted by Viking specialists from the University of Nottingham and the University of Leicester is shedding new light on the experience of…