The remains of a Viking ship have been discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla, in Norway. The ship, which is 52 to 56 feet (16 to 17 meters) long, appears to be ...

Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a unique Viking burial site, hidden deep underground, dating back over 1,000 years ago. Using only a radar, researchers identified a feast hall, cult house, ...

Viking age people who lived in what is now Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than Viking age people who lived in Denmark, a new analysis reveals. The findings were surprising to the ...

A long-lost Viking burial ship discovered 30ft underground may be the grave of a high-status individual, archaeologists believe. The discovery was made as part of archeological work on a site that ...

A Viking-age burial discovered in Trøndelag, Norway, has left archaeologists baffled by its unique elements. The most striking feature of the find is the placement of two scallop shells near the ...

Vikings in Norway were more violent towards each other than previously thought, according to a new study that sheds more light on rules and their enforcement in these early European societies. Until ...

A burial site featuring what seems to be a complete viking ship has been discovered in the Vestfold county in Norway. Many spectacular finds have been unearthed in the region over the years, including ...

Archaeologists using radar technology have discovered a millennium-old ship burial in southeastern Norway, at a site that they hope will offer clues about life during the period after the fall of the ...