The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘Vikings: Valhalla’
A spin-off of the long-running series “Vikings,” the show follows a fictionalized version of Norwegian king Harald Hardrada
After 462 Days At Sea, a Mini Boat Launched by New Hampshire Middle School Students Washed Ashore in Norway
The little boat traveled over 8,000 miles across the Atlantic and was found by a sixth grade student in Norway
How Iceland’s Herring Girls Helped Bring Equality to the Island Nation
Between the 1910s and 1960s, thousands of young women formed the backbone of the country’s thriving fishing industry
Archaeologists Discover—and Start to Decode—Rare Medieval Runes
One of the newly unearthed objects, an inscribed bone, is the first of its kind found in Oslo in decades
In Norway, Kids Slice Out Cod Tongues for Serious Money
In the remote Lofoten Islands, youngsters are happy to embrace tradition by collecting the local delicacy and selling their wares
One of the Oldest Depictions of Falconry in Scandinavia Is Discovered
The 800-year-old carved figure holding a falcon was found at a dig site in Norway
Archaeologists Uncover One of the Largest Viking Longhouses in Scandinavia
Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists were able to find the Iron Age settlement and learn more about its place in Viking culture
Archaeologists Extract 1,300-Year-Old Wooden Ski From Norwegian Ice
Seven years after finding the first half of the pair, researchers have finally reunited the ski with its mate
Hidden Sketch Reveals a More Traditional Version of Edvard Munch’s Sensual ‘Madonna’
A chance discovery suggests the woman’s provocative pose was originally somewhat subdued
Ode to an Orca
A photographer takes the plunge into forbidding waters off Norway for an extraordinary encounter with orcas
What Did Tollund Man, One of Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies, Eat Before He Died?
The enigmatic, 2,400-year-old mummy’s last meal consisted of porridge and fish
Melting Glacier in Norway Reveals Remnants of Centuries-Old Beeswax Candle
Carefully preserved in a pine box, the item would have provided light for farmers who traversed the icy alpine pass
A Folklorist Explains Loki’s Place in Mythology’s Pantheon of Trickster Heroes
Smithsonian’s James Deutsch says that behind the character in the new Marvel Studios series lies the oft-told story of “guile” outsmarting authority
Ancient Norse Elites Buried These Gold Pendants as Sacrifices to the Gods
The 1,500-year-old bracteates—found in a field in southeastern Norway—depict animal and human figures
Swedish Man Discovers Trove of Bronze Age Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight
A high-status woman once adorned herself with these items, which a local found buried beneath the forest floor
Did Vikings Host Rituals Designed to Stop Ragnarök in This Volcanic Cave?
New findings at a cavern in Iceland point to decades of elite ceremonial activity aimed at preventing the apocalypse
Is This 10,000-Year-Old Carving Europe’s Oldest Known Depiction of a Boat?
New analysis suggests that rock art found in Norway portrays a sealskin vessel used by Stone Age Scandinavians
Who Scribbled This Cryptic Graffiti on ‘The Scream’?
New research suggests that the painting’s artist, Edvard Munch, wrote the secret message around 1895
Study Rewrites History of Ancient Land Bridge Between Britain and Europe
New research suggests that climate change, not a tsunami, doomed the now-submerged territory of Doggerland
Norway Preserves ‘The Scream’ for Future Generations by Burying Digital Copy in Arctic Coal Mine
The Munch masterpiece joins digitized art and artifacts from more than 15 countries in the “futureproof” Arctic World Archive
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