The lives of noble women in the Viking world were shaped by politics and logistics, and worlds apart from the lives of ...

In 2013, the History Channel premiered Vikings, a historical fantasy series that would go onto to reshape the genre for fans everywhere. Presented as a dramatization based on facts of Norse history, ...

Once the capital of a Norse kingdom, this walled northern city is now home to an immersive Viking history museum, archaeological sites and street names that still echo its Scandinavian roots. Few ...

Viking Age stories often involve modern-day Denmark, the fjords of Norway, the British Isles and Iceland, yet one overlooked stronghold of Viking history lay far north of the Arctic Circle. The sagas ...