Denmark is a land of Viking legends, medieval towns, and fascinating history, yet few places capture the spirit of the past so vividly as Ribe.

Roads into the town through gates to the north, east and south, leading from the cliff to the harbour, date to the Viking era. The medieval street plan survives both above and below ground. Urban ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. A cold drizzle falls as we shiver in the streets, waiting for the Viking lord and his band of raiders to appear.

Evidence for the Vikings in Wales is sparse ... and well-built hearths all hint at a town that could survive the cold Norwegian winter. The site might have expanded still further in the summer ...

Interview with "über-Viking" Rasmus Fiedler from Young Vikings in Town in Melbourne about the group's activities and about why it is cool to be a modern Viking. The interview is in Danish language.