Viking explorer Leif Erikson is remembered with a large statue in front of the landmark church Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to famous tales of discovery involving the likes of Erik ...

Erik the Red, whose real name was Erik Thorvaldsson, was a daring Viking explorer who famously turned a remote Arctic island ...

Vikings in America arrived centuries before Columbus. Explore the 1021 AD scientific proof and Norse artifacts found.

If you've browsed a dusty old Viking saga and thought you’d need a full translation or an ancient rune decoder to make sense of it, then you’re not alone. However, on the island of Iceland, something ...

A pebble discovered in Iceland might contain the oldest known picture in the country. The sandstone rock, no larger than a fingertip, was found in Stöð, an ancient settlement on the island’s east ...

An immersive Viking exhibition is opening in London this March, taking visitors through Norse legends, interactive sets and a ...