Researchers have discovered that an ancient gold disc found in southern Denmark includes the earliest written reference to the Norse god Odin, revealing that he was worshiped up to 150 years earlier ...

It’s an authentic 900-year-old Norse coin, but why was it buried in Maine?

Yule logs can mean different things for different people. For some, yule logs mean warm, crackling fireplaces. For others, they bring to mind sweet, chocolate cakes. Either way, the Christmas icon in ...

Drive north of the Swedish capital for about half an hour and you’ll reach the lakeside district of Vallentuna, a pleasant community with cobblestone churches, picnic areas and playgrounds. It’s also ...

Thanks to movies like Thor, we are all wild for the ancient Norse lifestyle, Now, there’s a book to help you talk like a proper Viking. Talking like an 18th-century pirate? That is sooo “2000 and late ...

After ancient artifacts are discovered, where do they go? Aside from a minority of pieces sitting in personal collections or artifacts being studied in the lab, many items make their way from a buried ...

In Los Angeles, a Scandinavian-style spec house—named Odin for the one-eyed Norse god—is asking $22.9 million. Materials used in the house, including aromatic cedar, knotty oak and rustic stones, ...

Europe's incredible landscapes are full of history and mystery, but the stave churches that dot the countryside in Norway have to be among the most fascinating. Throughout the country, these stunning ...

The gold bracteates served as a status symbol for sixth-century Scandinavian elites. Margrete F. Simonsen / Cultural History Museum In the sixth century A.D., elite individuals in southeastern Norway ...