Aside from their love of the sea, the ancient Greeks and Vikings shared much more that united them and divided them.

Centuries before modern travelers reached Norway’s Lofoten islands for the scenery, Viking chieftains settled here for fertile soil and rich fishing grounds.

Ancient DNA from Iceland’s first centuries of habitation is forcing historians and geneticists to redraw the map of who ...

Off the coast of Northumberland lies an island known by two names. Lindisfarne, or Holy Island. But why does it have two ...