Unexpected forest find: A hiker in Norway stumbled upon a gold sword scabbard under an uprooted tree, later identified as ...

A hiker discovered a "well-worn" gold scabbard that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of the 6th-century warrior elite.

Now known as the Rold Treasure, this collection ranks as the third-largest Viking Age gold discovery ever recorded in Denmark ...

The frontline of Viking territory runs through the unassuming market town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, putting it at the ...

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In a press release, Ann Zanette Glørstad, an archaeologist at the University of Oslo in Norway said: “The sword is probably what we call a D-sword… one of the richest ornamented, and heaviest sword ...

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Little did Oddbjørn Holum Heiland know what he would find when he embarked on a Friday night project, commencing excavation work behind his 1740 Setesdalshouse alongside his wife, Anne. Long story ...

The construction workers weren’t looking for artifacts that morning. They were dredging the Korte Linschoten River—just another day, another load of clay—when a glint of iron caught someone’s eye.

Looking as intact as the day it was forged, a 1,000-year-old sword has gone on display in the Netherlands. Capturing a transition in medieval military technology with its expert degree of preservation ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield. An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from ...

While scouring the land, something caused his metal detector to sound. After digging a little less than eight inches into the ground, Visser was met with an ancient object that was instantly ...