After more than 1,000 years, researchers believe they've finally decoded the mystery of the world's longest runestone, a Viking slab that describes the apocalypse.

A must-visit for Viking Age enthusiasts, the Stavanger region's Norse legacy is celebrated in monuments, museums, and a modern VR experience.

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...

Archeologists in Denmark have made one of the most notable discoveries in recent history ... mysteries around Viking DNA, and provide new answers about this centuries-old civilization.

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

Denmark, with its rugged landscapes and ancient lore, stands as the cradle of Viking civilization and a pivotal setting in ...

local history dates back more than a millennia. In Graham’s estimation, the structure that once stood on the site of High Tarns Farm was, in fact, a “large hall of the late-Viking age.” ...

along with new exhibits and a film detailing the settlement's history. "The whole mystique of these Vikings, who were here hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus, has never, ever ...