The stone tells a dramatic story about Scandinavian explorers in Minnesota. The translated message states: “8 Goths [Swedes] ...

In 2018 a tree fell in a forest near Wawa, Ontario, revealing a slab of stone etched with Norse runes. Researchers have ony ...

Since the 1830s, a mysterious and massive runestone in the woods of Oklahoma has fascinated and baffled those who've ...

The ancient runes of an inscribed silver armband found in a buried Viking treasure hoard in Scotland are helping to reveal more about a place and time nearly lost to history. “The hoard has a ripple ...

Arm bands found in a Viking-age hoard first discovered in Scotland in 2014 had runes that weren’t deciphered for a decade until now ...

Photo: Wikimedia Commons The famous 9-foot-high Piraeus Lion at the Arsenale Building in Venice, Italy. Before being stolen by the Venetians, this marble sculpture stood as landmark at the Port of ...

Exactly how these early Viking trade unions functioned is unclear, but the researchers suggest that flashing a set of modified teeth may have entitled members to certain “commercial advantages ...