Dozens of iron rivets scattered around a farmer's field in Norway could be part of a Viking ship burial, archaeologists say. In 2015, a metal detectorist discovered three of the rivets while exploring ...

The great Norse warriors not only believed in the afterlife, but saw it as their duty to help the deceased get there, with ...

Researchers unearthed the remains of a pre-Viking age ship at a Norwegian burial mound. The ship burial likely dates back 1,300 years to 700 AD, media outlets reported. The discovery suggests maritime ...

Norwegian archaeologists have identified a previously undiscovered "high-status" Viking burial site, featuring a feast hall, cult house, and the remnants of a ship burial. Researchers were able to ...

A large, grassy hill in Norway known as the Herlaugshagen burial mound was likely the site of a pre-Viking ship burial, a new analysis finds. Archaeologists have long wondered whether the oversize ...

A 1904 photograph shows the excavation of a Viking ship burial in Oseberg, Norway. The 71-foot-long vessel dating to A.D. 834 contained the remains of two women and an abundance of extraordinary grave ...

Archaeologists in Leka excavated Herlaugshaugen, large Viking-age burial mound, and found nails, evidence of a ship grave, photos show. Photo from Geir Grønnesby via Norwegian University of Science ...

Across stormy seas and river highways, we trace how the Viking longship turned Scandinavia into the medieval world’s most ...

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