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“Bloodaxe,” Amazon Prime Video‘s upcoming series about Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe, has found its lead actor in Xavier Molyneux. “Bloodaxe” is created by Michael Hirst and his son ...
In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark, packed with a "spectacular" trove of ancient objects ...
The Minnesota Vikings have signed a rookie whom they hosted for a top 30 visit in the spring and cut one of their safeties in the process.
A graduate student in Sweden has been learning about Vikings through an unusual method: He’s done it by sailing like one. Archaeologist Greer Jarrett, a doctoral student at Lund University, has ...
Swedish archaeologist Greer Jarrett has embarked on a three-year, 3,100-mile expedition in a Viking boat replica, uncovering new insights into Viking maritime journeys.
A metal detectorist has discovered a 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm-ring on the Isle of Man, now on view at Manx Museum.
It's unlikely that Viking Therapeutics will become the next Eli Lilly anytime soon, and it remains a highly speculative investment given the uncertainties surrounding its pipeline and regulatory ...
Learn how Vikings traveled the seas by way of trade routes — and how one researcher found out where they stopped to rest on their voyages.
To trace forgotten Viking trade routes, an experimental archaeologist spent three years braving frozen Norwegian waters.
After previously demonstrating that Viking vessels can handle open oceanic waters even in tough conditions, Jarrett was determined to explore their capabilities close to land and among the fjords.
Swedish archaeologists recently found an “unusual” Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years.
Swedish archaeologists uncovered a rare 1,100-year-old Viking coffin grave containing weapons near Linköping, describing their findings as "unusual." ...