Sweden, renowned for its wealth of Viking rune stones and rock carvings, boasts the world’s largest collection of these historic artifacts. These standing stones, dating back to between the 9th ...

Nearby is a gold filigree pendant, possibly designed ... years after it was raised, the rune stone at Anundshög in Sweden commemorates the love of a Viking father for his son, Heden.

Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that early peoples used ...

Learn more about it. A piece of jewelry can be more than just a beautiful accessory. Instead, it can represent a powerful emotional connection to a person, symbolize a relationship, or simply ...

Archeologists discovered around 50 skeletons in a Viking-era burial ground in central Denmark, usnews reported on Monday.

While the Volva were respected and could not be turned away from a long hall, they existed outside of normal Viking society and were considered “other.” The Vikings believed in magic. They believed ...

On a crisp October afternoon on Sunday, Oct. 20, a variety of local artists gathered in Athens to celebrate the joy of art ...

“She was given a beautiful glass bead necklace, an iron key ... and the Younger Futhark runes that make up the Viking leader’s initials ᚼ and ᛒ were combined to make the Bluetooth logo.

Indeed, the Viking Age, from A.D. 800-1100, was the age of the sleek, speedy longship. Without this crucial advance in ship technology, the Vikings would never have become a dominant force in ...

This was useful for helping to decide who could inherit land and wealth. Image caption, Viking runes were scratched on to the walls at the Maeshowe neolithic burial chamber on Orkney by Vikings ...

A cryptic video on Monday's episode of "WWE Raw" may be alluding to the return of a popular tag team that has been on the shelf for quite some time. During the broadcast, a video vignette was ...