Viking Age skeletons in Norway were much more likely to bear signs of lethal violence than those in Denmark, possibly because society in Norway was less stratified and centralized. Viking age ...

In Norway, they uncovered over 3,000 swords dating to the Viking and Late Iron Age eras. In Danish cemeteries, they found just a few dozen. The authors of the study believe this shows weaponry ...

Seven ancient silver bracelets which show the staggering breadth of the Vikings' reach have been found in Denmark, a museum said Monday. One of the bracelets -- which date from the ninth century ...

A new study sheds light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns. Rates of ...

An archaeology student in Denmark has unearthed a “spectacular silver treasure” from the Viking Age, shedding more light on early Scandinavian trade and economy. Gustav Bruunsgaard ...

“Violence was much more prevalent in Norwegian society during the Viking Age than in Denmark,” Professor Jan Bill at the University of Oslo tells the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK. Bill is ...

Bruunsgaard found the trove in Elsted, an area on Denmark’s east coast just north of the city of Aarhus. In the past, archaeologists have found evidence of Viking-era settlements in the same area.

Outside a town in western Denmark, an archaeology student armed with a metal detector discovered a Viking hoard. Screengrab from Moesgaard Museum's Facebook video An archaeology student brought ...

Fourteen people have been arrested in Denmark and Germany on suspicion of preparing one or several attacks in the two countries, Danish police said Friday, adding that the discovery of an Islamic ...